NightCap Camera iPhone Astronomy Gallery

Astrophotography on an iPhone is not only possible, it’s easier than you might think! Check our iPhone night sky photography tutorial to learn how to take photos like these.

Western sky, Sirius, Orion, Moon, Venus (hand held) by Mike Weasner
Twitter: @mweasner

Venus and Jupiter at sunset by Carol Wright
Twitter: @Cosmic_Carol

Twin Iridium Flares by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Trifid Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Total Eclipse by Steven Gurka
Settings: Using 18x telephoto lens
Twitter: @gurkamygurka

Total eclipse by Jim Opalek
Settings: Taken through telescope

Total eclipse by Jim Opalek
Settings: Taken through telescope

Super Moon Eclipse by Grainge
Settings: Taken through telescope
Twitter: @grainge

Super moon by Hugo Caerols, OAUAI
Settings: Taken through telescope

Sunspots and prominences by Brian Sudol
Settings: Taken through solar telescope
Twitter: @sudbri

Stars by Mike Weasner
Settings: Hand held
Twitter: @mweasner

Starlink satellite flyover time lapse by DomLeRoy
Settings: Time lapse mode with Light Trails
Website

Star Trails by Andy Stones
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Star trails by Mike Weasner
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @mweasner

Star trails by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Star trails by Grainge
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @grainge

Star trails by Grainge
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @grainge

Star trails by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Star trails by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Star trails by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Star trails by DroneandChill
Settings: Star Trails mode

SpaceX Rocket Launch by DroneandChill
Settings: ISS mode

SpaceX Rocket Launch by Neal Therrien
Settings: ISS mode

Sombrero Galaxy by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Solar prominence by Jim Opalek
Settings: Taken through solar scope

Solar prominence by Jim Opalek
Settings: Taken through solar scope

Seven Shooting Stars by Chris Becke
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @BeckePhysics

Saturn and 4 moons by Andrew Symes
Settings: Combination of 2 images
Twitter: @FailedProtostar

Saturn by Michael Dooley, Brisbane Australia
Settings: Taken through telescope and processed
Instagram: @doolsduck

Satellite Flare by Chris Becke
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @BeckePhysics

Rosette Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode taken through telescope with NVD

Rocket launch by Jared-Base
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @baserunner0723

Quadrantids meteor by Luke Pearson
Settings: Meteor Mode
Instagram: @luke_pearson_1

Plough by Andy Stones
Settings: Stars mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Pleiades by Anthony Fryatt
Settings: Stars mode

Perseus (M45) by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long Exposure mode
Twitter: @mweasner

Perseid meteors (shooting stars) by NightCap team
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @nightcapapp

Perseid Meteor (shooting star) by Lucy Edmondson
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @Lucy__Edmondson

Perseid Meteor (shooting star) by عـامـر.Amer
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @Ameral

Pelican Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Orion Nebula by Sham Ali
Settings: Taken with iPhone 6 and Skywatcher 200P telescope
Twitter: @Sham_Ali19

Orion Nebula by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope
Twitter: @mweasner

Orion by Andrew Symes
Settings: Stars mode
Twitter: @FailedProtostar

Orion by Mike Weasner
Settings: Stars mode
Twitter: @mweasner

Orion by Matt

Omega Centauri by Troy Naylor
Settings: Taken through telescope

Omega Centauri by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Observatory by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long Exposure mode
Twitter: @mweasner

Northern Lights selfie by J-A.D
Settings: Long Exposure mode + Apple Watch

Northern Lights by Calcgary RASC
Settings: Stars mode
Twitter: @CalgaryRASC

Northern Lights by revolutus underthem
Settings: Star Trails mode

Northern Lights by J-A.D
Settings: Long Exposure mode

Northern Lights by revolutus underthem
Settings: Long Exposure mode

Northern Lights by Joyce Spencer
Settings: Stars mode

NGC 104 by Hugo Caerols, OAUAI
Settings: Taken through telescope

N. American Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Moon and Venus by Roger Parenteau
Twitter: @rp42x17

Moon by DomLeRoy
Settings: Taken through telescope
Website

Moon by Jim Opalek
Settings: Taken through telescope

Moon by Hugo Caerols, OAUAI
Settings: Taken through telescope

Moon by Brian Sudol
Settings: Taken through telescope
Twitter: @sudbri

Monkey Head Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Mind the gap by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Milky Way by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long Exposure mode
Twitter: @mweasner

Meteors (short lines are Lyrid meteors) by Christopher Becke
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @beckephysics

Meteor and satellite flare by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @popipaan

M42 by Hugo Caerols, OAUAI
Settings: Taken through telescope

M13 (Hercules Globular Cluster) by Andrew Malwitz
Settings: Taken through telescope
Twitter: @AMalwitz Instagram: @andrew_malwitz

Jupiter by Michael Dooley, Brisbane Australia
Settings: Taken through telescope and processed
Instagram: @doolsduck

Jupiter by Michael Dooley, Brisbane Australia
Settings: Taken through telescope and processed
Instagram: @doolsduck

Jupiter by Chris Becke
Settings: Taken through telescope and edited
Twitter: @BeckePhysics

Jellyfish Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

ISS photo by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

ISS by DomLeRoy
Settings: ISS mode
Website

ISS by Alison Grant
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @Ali_song_rant

ISS by Grainge
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @grainge

ISS by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

ISS by Grainge
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @grainge

ISS by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

ISS by Martin Orpen
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @orpen_m

ISS by Carol Wright
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @Cosmic_Carol

ISS by James Parker
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @JP_Astronomy

ISS by Grainge
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @grainge

ISS by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Iridium Flares by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Iridium flare (Featured on Sky at Night) by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Iridium Flare by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Iridium Flare by Andy Stones
Settings: ISS Mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Horsehead Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Horsehead and Flame Nebulas by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Heart Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Gamma Cygni by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Fireball meteor by Florian Seiffert
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @popipaan

Fireball (huge shooting star) by NightCap team
Settings: Meteor mode
Twitter: @nightcapapp

Eagle Nebula with Pillars of Creation by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Double Iridium flares by Andy Stones
Settings: Light Trails mode
Twitter: @andy_stones

Comet Neowise by Duane Deal
Settings: Stars mode

Comet Lovejoy by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long Exposure mode
Twitter: @mweasner

California Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Busy skies by Rhidian Rees
Settings: Star Trails mode
Twitter: @RhidianR

Bubble Nebula by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD

Aurora by Chris Romig, Brooklyn NY
Settings: Stars mode

Aurora by Chris Romig, Brooklyn NY
Settings: Stars mode

Andromeda Galaxy by Mike Weasner
Settings: Long exposure mode, taken through telescope
Twitter: @mweasner

Andromeda Galaxy by Mike Weasner
Settings: Taken through telescope
Twitter: @mweasner

Andromeda by Ray Taylor
Settings: Long Exposure mode, taken through telescope with NVD