Total lunar eclipse over Teide crater, Tenerife – a project with many obstacles

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The experience was really well told, enjoyed finally seeing the shots of the moon over the mountain. Really amazing shots. I have no idea how he got the exposure so well done for those.<p>Also recently: Blue Ghost lander captures sunset shots on moon before falling silent <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43410302">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=43410302</a>

Greeting from Tenerife! Thanks for sharing such a great picture and timelapse showing Teide from an unconventional angle. I go to Izaña from time to time just to appreciate the sky and take some amateur pics with my Sony A7III. It is truly wonderful up there.

Fantastic shot!<p>I was in Tenerife in November 2024. I did some basic astrophotography one night with my Pixel 6 phone and a steady hand.<p>I managed to photograph M31, the Andromeda Galaxy for the very first time. It just appears as a faint oval smudge... but I was in awe.<p>Locating it was a challenge (I was flipping between a 2D star chart and my photos) so I was very happy to finally capture it. A few days later I discovered the Stellarium app which makes locating things much easier.

This is an awesome example of the wild shenanigans that people get up to do great astrophotography! A lot of technology and planning goes into good photos sometimes.

NASA itself wrote a PDF guide on doing astronomical photos with smartphones. For free.

I felt my blood pressure spike at the mention of the people with the headlamps - I do astrophotography, and having an hour long exposure ruined because someone sauntered over with their high beams on is a touch infuriating.