This picture was taken with a cellphone over Georgian Bay, Canada - it is possible to take decent photos of the Milky Way with a cellphone camera. Many cameras have a "night sight" or "astrophotography" setting. This setting opens the camera shutter for up to four minutes, taking a series of photos which are then processed and stacked in the camera before producing a final image. Incredibly, the phone's camera accounts for the rotation of the Earth's rotation to eliminate star trails. Use a tripod to assist with sharpness, set the focus to "infinity" or "far", and shoot in the darkest place possible: even far away house or car lights can cause flares that ruin the image. Set the camera’s shooting mode to both JPEG and RAW. RAW files capture much more information than JPEGs and can be edited using online editing software – this can bring out detail that is not visible in JPEG.
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