Capturing The Moon On An iPhone
Posted 08/19/2010 at 6:50pm
| by Matthew Tilmann

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Granted, we all know about the amazing Retina display on the iPhone 4, and it's great ability to capture pictures. Ever thought about pairing it up with a telescope to capture something out of this world? Well, somebody did.
As it turns out, the iPhone 4 can take some pretty amazing shots, if the timing is just right:

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How was it done you might ask? Well, the astronomer-to-be hooked up his Planisphere-equipped iPhone 4 with a Pencil Borg telescope (175 mm/F7) and a Vixen LV5mm eyepiece, which can make for quite a backyard observatory.

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Images that are certainly stunning. Have you found some creative ways to get up close and personal with Mother Nature, using your iDevices readers? Feel free to leave some comments below!
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