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The Google Pixel 8 phone has a really nice camera, especially for low light shots. Last night there was a thin crescent moon setting over Bernalillo and I thought I would try to get a good shot. Past my bedtime, but it looked to be a neat photo opportunity. Took a couple with the Night Sight mode but the lights of Bernalillo were a bit too bright compared to the thin slice of the moon. But still a couple of interesting ones, given this was a phone camera.

A while back my friend Josh sent me a photo of the Northern Lights taken with his Pixel 8. He said it took long exposures of several minutes. I read a bit but couldn’t get it to work. Seems you need to hold the camera very still then the Astronomy mode kicks in. Looks like you really need a tripod. It was getting late and it was dark, but I decided to haul out my tripod and give it a shot.

The first photos of the Sandias was marred by a helicopter flying right through the middle of the shot. It was a 5 minute exposure, so I was annoyed. Pointed the camera up to try and get the Big Dipper. Guess what? The same helicopter goes through the middle of the shot. Another 5 minute exposure. Ok, maybe kinda neat. I can see how this Astronomy mode works. But what are the odds of that?