The last time I shot pictures of the moon via telescope and mobile wasn't appealing due to the poor mobile camera. So I have stopped it. However, I have started it again. This time I am doing it with my new mobile which has better resolution and sharpness. Not so appealing, but better than the images I had taken in the past. This time I am targeting on Saturn and Jupiter using this technique. Currently I am unable get a better picture of Saturn. But I will continue to try.
The technique may sound easy as it looks. However it takes a lot of sweat, trail error and the right posture depending on the telescope. The posture plays an important role in reducing the difficulty faced while capturing. If your telescope does not have a strong altitude mount, you will need to make a tripod stand for your mobile phone. Secondly adjust the mobile phone as well as camera brightness to the lowest to avoid unnecessary light. A good start will be the moon as it is the most easiest to target. Full move would not reveal much details as it shines very brightly. Best time for lunar details will be from gibbous to quarter. If you are comfortable with the moon you can try it on brighter planets.
Capturing sky objects through mobile phone from telescope isn't a great form of Astrophotography. I am doing this for the liking for the night sky and the records I store for each gaze. If you are into capturing details of planets and deep sky objects, you should by a CCD. A CCD has a highly accurate mounting system and its ability to integrate with computers makes capturing easy. But all goes to the saying no price, no gain.
