Hello, my name is Adam, I would like some advice on how to improve this photo of Jupiter and its moons. I would like to hear in the comments, for example, 15+ brightness, 5- contrast, etc.
https://app.astrobin.com/i/h5hcxq
I took the photo with a Sky-Watcher BK 909 AZ3 90/900 telescope with a 10 mm eyepiece
andrea tasselli · Jan 7, 2026, 07:48 PM
Haven't you got any astronomical camera at all? Projection photography isn't either easy or good.
No, I don't have an astronomical camera, I took the photo with my Motorola Edge 50 Pro phone, I tried my best
andrea tasselli · Jan 7, 2026, 08:03 PM
Well, I get that. I can send you one of my cameras free of charge. Just PM me, hopefully you are in an easy to reach country…
Thank you for your kindness, but I cannot accept gifts for privacy reasons. I am from Poland.
Did you try video?
bigCatAstro · Jan 7, 2026, 08:50 PM
Did you try video?
I tried, but I failed and I barely managed to take this photo
Adam Pisarek · Jan 7, 2026 at 08:55 PM
bigCatAstro · Jan 7, 2026, 08:50 PM
Did you try video?
I tried, but I failed and I barely managed to take this photo
Alright, back when I was using an iPhone and a Celestron phone holder for photography, I used the NightCap app since it had more control options for the camera, e.g. ISO. Android should have a similar app and you can use that. I would shoot in video mode utilizing the lucky photography method for as long as you can. Experiment with a Barlow and eyepieces.
To start the processing part of your video, you’ll need to use PIPP to create individual frames from the video and to center the planet. It’s free and open source. Next you can use AutoStakkert (free) to stack the frames from the PIPP .avi or .ser file. You can have the software decide the best frames or you can make the decision. Once you are stacked, you can import the file into RegiStax6 (free) for final editing. For a bonus, you can also edit the output from RegiStax in GIMP or Photoshop.
I was able to image Saturn and Jupiter in my early days of imaging using this method and process. However, keep in mind that you probably won’t see much, but it be can fun to experiment.
Thank you very much for your help. I'm planning to buy a Universal Delta Adapter for smartphones soon because on January 10th there is Jupiter's opposition and I can take a few photos and a short video then. I also plan to buy a 6mm eyepiece soon to see the details of the planets. Finally, in a few months I'll buy a Seestar S50.