This camera app is designed to help you take beautiful photos of the stars with your iPhone.
Why not try shooting star trails with your iPhone?
### How to Use
1. Go to a location with low temperatures where stars are clearly visible.
2. Secure your iPhone on a tripod or similar mount (this is the most important step).
3. Select a shooting mode.
4. Adjust brightness using shutter speed and ISO sensitivity.
5. Press the shutter button.
### Mode Features
Starry Sky: Makes bright stars stand out; captures the scene close to how the naked eye sees it.
Star Trails: For capturing star trail photos (shooting for 30 minutes creates a distinct star trail effect).
Milky Way: For capturing the Milky Way and fine stars with sharp clarity.
Night View: For when you want no processing; produces low-noise images.
Lighten Composite: Uses lighten compositing (ideal for fireflies, fireworks, light trails, etc.).
### Fine-Tuning Focus
1. Position a bright star (such as a first- or second-magnitude star) in the center of the screen.
2. Press the focus button to zoom in; use the slider for coarse adjustment, then use the stepper controls to find the position where the star appears smallest.
3. If it is difficult to tell, try shooting with different focus positions and compare the results.
### About Star Trail Mode
Unlike other modes, Star Trail Mode and Lighten Composite Mode do not allow brightness adjustments via shutter speed; please adjust the brightness using ISO sensitivity instead. To minimize errors, start with a 120-second test shot to adjust settings like ISO sensitivity before proceeding to the actual 1,800- or 3,600-second exposure.
The "Starry Sky" mode is suitable for urban astrophotography, as it allows you to capture images in locations where long exposures might otherwise result in an overexposed, washed-out white image.
Including statues or monuments in the frame can create impressive, visually striking photos.
Using flimsy holders or tripods can cause the star trails to blur, so I recommend using sturdy, high-quality equipment.
In "Star Trail" mode, the background is smoothed out via "Lighten Composite" (stacking) processing; this improves the visual quality, even on cameras with small, noise-prone sensors like those found in iPhones.
Including the North Star enhances the swirling effect but results in shorter trails. Pointing the camera east (or elsewhere) eliminates the swirling look but produces longer trails. Choose whichever style you prefer.
During a meteor shower, a one-hour star trail exposure might capture two or three shooting stars.
For "Star Trail" mode, I recommend setting the light duration to "Middle Only."
### About Watermarks
The default setting displays the app's name; please customize this with your handle or account name to protect your copyright.
### Recommended Method for Star Trail Photos with Cars
1. Start by selecting the ISO setting one step below the maximum.
2. In the settings, select "Middle Only" for the light duration.
3. Set the light intensity to "Medium" on the shooting screen.
4. Set the shutter speed to 120 seconds and take a few test shots to adjust the ISO sensitivity and light intensity.
If the entire image is too bright, lower the ISO sensitivity; if it is too dark, raise it.
If the car illuminated by the light is too bright, lower the light intensity; if it is too dark, raise it.
5. Once the ISO and light settings are finalized, set the shutter speed to 1800 seconds for the actual shot.
Initially, you can leave the focus at the default setting of 0.0; however, once you get the hang of it, pressing the focus button to ensure precise focusing will result in sharper star trails and higher-quality photos.
My foreground elements that are maybe 6 meters away are coming out blurry and I can’t figure out how to use the focus feature because there seems to be zero documentation on it. Please help! Update: The developer responded to this review asking if I used the focus feature. Yes of course I used it. That’s what I said. I just don’t understand how to use it. What do the numbers mean? It would be helpful if the developer had a way to contact them other than through the app reviews….
Developer Response
Update: The developer responded to this review asking if I used the focus feature. Yes of course I used it. That’s what I said. I just don’t understand how to use it. What do the numbers mean? It would be helpful if the developer had a way to contact them other than through the app reviews….Small number mean near, Big number mean far. 0.0 mean standard focus point for stars, but it changes depending on the temperature.Which shooting mode did you use?-----> My foreground elements that are maybe 6 meters away are coming out blurry and I can’t figure out how to use the focus feature because there seems to be zero documentation on it. Please help!There is a focus button on the bottom left.Did you use it?
Might be great...
BF261C5E
I just wish you could use the volume buttons around start the timer countdown so I can use a Bluetooth remote for taking starry sky pictures.
this is a solid app.
milkywaychristian
old update: huge fan of the free version, bought the paid version with hopes I could snap awesome night pictures. sadly, the camera does not load up or anything, the app partially loads but not the camera. running a iphone xs max on ios 14.4update: rebooting and reinstalling has fixed the issue, thank you for responding and a wonderful app!
Developer Response
> huge fan of the free version, bought the paid version with hopes I could snap awesome night pictures. sadly, the camera does not load up or anything, the app partially loads but not the camera. running a iphone xs max on ios 14.4Does that mean the app download doesn't finish?If so, try to restart your iPhone.
Awesome!
DewdahMan
Works exactly as you’d hope. Note, volume buttons do indeed work to start capture now. Nice app, $5 well spent!
Improved light function.
Improved image processing on star trails mode.
Version 2.35.0
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