Need help taking a picture of the moon

Adam Pisarek · Jan 1, 2026, 08:49 AM

Hello, my name is Adam, I'm 11 years old, and I'd like to become a professional astrophotographer in the future. I need tips on camera settings for my Motorola Edge 50 Pro phone to take clear photos of the moon.

Please help.

The phone maybe has manual exposure time and you can see life on the phone screen how the Moon becomes more and more detailed.

You will need a very short exposure time.

You can ask your dad or mom to help and watch the videos.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_xBPXOD7oRI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYWVAWVvtDo&t=5s

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The main thing to remember is that the Moon is an object in full daylight even though you see it at night, it’s full illuminated by the sun. Exposures needed to capture its details will be the same as you use to shoot regular photos during the day. If you want to get photos of say the full moon over a landscape would be to wait until the moment just before the sun sets, There are a few minutes when both the landscape and the moon are the same brightness so you can get details in both because both are still in daylight.

Have fun and try different things to see what you get!