Astrophotography with an iPhone 11 Pro, Pixel 4 XL and other smartphones

A comet captured using a Huawei P40 Pro on ‘night mode’ (Image credit: Jamie Carter)

Is it possible to photograph stars, comets and the Milky Way with a smartphone? The answer is yes, but it’s not that simple. How you go about it – and which of the best camera phones you choose – is all-important if you’re to make a stellar success of it. 

Here’s everything you need to know about ‘astrophoneography’. 

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Jamie Carter
Astrophotography expert

Jamie has been writing about all aspects of technology for over 14 years, producing content for sites like TechRadar, T3, Forbes, Mashable, MSN, South China Morning Post, and BBC Wildlife, BBC Focus and BBC Sky At Night magazines. 

As the editor for www.WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com, he has a wealth of enthusiasm and expertise for all things astrophotography, from capturing the Perseid Meteor Shower, lunar eclipses and ring of fire eclipses, photographing the moon and blood moon and more.

He also brings a great deal of knowledge on action cameras, 360 cameras, AI cameras, camera backpacks, telescopes, gimbals, tripods and all manner of photography equipment.