iPhone 16 Pro Max Milky Way & The Comet.

[ToddH]

Went out to my usual dark location in Spurger Texas to capture the comet and the Milky Way. I used my 16 Pro Max on a tripod with night mode in Proraw with edits done in Lightroom mobile. Just edited these. so far I am impressed with what I see. I may have to take a little bit of the brown color out of the Milky Way cause it might be a little too saturated, but it’s normally a brown color not blue.

A photo of the comet taken with my Sony A7RV & Sigma 135mm lens. The camera was guided on my Skywatcher Star adventurer for a 80” exposure

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Might not be anything you did. There's a known issue with Pro/ Pro Max phones with night mode capability.. Might want to check if your phone has the issue:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/camera-problems-blue-smudges-lines-etc-merged.2439220/

 

[ToddH]

Might not be anything you did. There's a known issue with Pro/ Pro Max phones with night mode capability.. Might want to check if your phone has the issue:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/camera-problems-blue-smudges-lines-etc-merged.2439220/

I’ve seen that YouTube video that Shayne Mostyn put out. I read that the 16 pro, not the max has this problem. So far I haven’t seen this with my iPhone

 

[BugeyeSTI]

I’ve seen that YouTube video that Shayne Mostyn put out. I read that the 16 pro, not the max has this problem

If you read through the thread there are different pro and pro max phones doing it. I personally have a 15PM that does it.

 

[ToddH]

If you read through the thread there are different pro and pro max phones doing it. I personally have a 15PM that does it.

I have the 15 pro max also but I have yet to see it. Looks like amp glow, it happens when the iso gets too high for too long. The sensor heats up. But for a 30” exposure, I would think that’s too short of an exposure to cause too much heat.

 

[Zapdoc]

I have the 15 pro max also but I have yet to see it. Looks like amp glow, it happens when the iso gets too high for too long. The sensor heats up. But for a 30” exposure, I would think that’s too short of an exposure to cause too much heat.

Does this issue affect the 16 plus or 16 phones or only the pro series at the higher zoom ?

 

[ToddH]

Does this issue affect the 16 plus or 16 phones or only the pro series at the higher zoom ?

I personally don’t know. I believe I read those comments here on this forum. Someone mentioned that the smaller 6.3” iPhone has the issue not the 6.9”. I’ll probably not find those comments again.

 

[PeteS1963]

I’ve seen that YouTube video that Shayne Mostyn put out. I read that the 16 pro, not the max has this problem. So far I haven’t seen this with my iPhone

I have an iPhone 16 pro and do astrophotography shots too. There’s no problem with my phone.

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Does this issue affect the 16 plus or 16 phones or only the pro series at the higher zoom ?

It happens when using night mode 30 second exposure at 8000-10,000 ISO and the 1x lens. No zoom

 

[ToddH]

It happens when using night mode 30 second exposure at 8000-10,000 ISO and the 1x lens. No zoom

Most night mode situations will not force the iPhone 15 & 16 pro to reach that high of ISO, especially When shooting the night sky. My shots of the milky way were at ISO 3200 for 30”. The iPhone 14 Pro Max went that high every time, Milky Way shots it looked worse as well.

 

[PeteS1963]

It happens when using night mode 30 second exposure at 8000-10,000 ISO and the 1x lens. No zoom

I haven’t seen any conclusive evidence of this problem on the iPhone 16 Plus. But if there is it would be interesting - the iPhone 16 Plus has a completely different camera sensor to the 16 Pros.

 

[PeteS1963]

Most night mode situations will not force the iPhone 15 & 16 pro to reach that high of ISO, especially When shooting the night sky. My shots of the milky way were at ISO 3200 for 30”. The iPhone 14 Pro Max went that high every time, Milky Way shots it looked worse as well.

Using the stock camera app my iPhone 14 Pro would reach ISO 12500 at a dark Bortle 1 site when taking a 30Sec shot of the Milky Way. The newer Pros are different here.

 

[PeteS1963]

PS - nice shots @ToddH - I do find it fun taking these kind of Night Mode images and seeing what can be done with just a phone.

 

[ToddH]

PS - nice shots @ToddH - I do find it fun taking these kind of Night Mode images and seeing what can be done with just a phone.

Thanks. Yes night mode has much improved, I wish we had more control over the camera though

 

[Never Again]

Went out to my usual dark location in Spurger Texas to capture the comet and the Milky Way. I used my 16 Pro Max on a tripod with night mode in Proraw with edits done in Lightroom mobile. Just edited these. so far I am impressed with what I see. I may have to take a little bit of the brown color out of the Milky Way cause it might be a little too saturated, but it’s normally a brown color not blue.

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These are stunning! You must have little light pollution I guess? Does the iPhone expose for the full 3 secs under the conditions? Really cool stuff, I like the contrast between the brown/reddish milkyway and the rest of the sky <3

 

[Ctrlos]

I came looking for a thread about a chocolate bar and a defunct electrical retailer.

I found some wonderful photos 💕

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

I’d like to take similar photos, but my sky is palette of pollution and low flying planes

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Most night mode situations will not force the iPhone 15 & 16 pro to reach that high of ISO, especially When shooting the night sky. My shots of the milky way were at ISO 3200 for 30”. The iPhone 14 Pro Max went that high every time, Milky Way shots it looked worse as well.

I don't take long exposure pics so I probably would of never noticed the issue until reading the thread and the watching Shayne Mostyn's video. I took this pic of my lawn on a dark night and long exposure (ISO 8000)no tripod. I wasn't expecting a great pic but the blue streaks are noticeable..

 

[heretiq]

Went out to my usual dark location in Spurger Texas to capture the comet and the Milky Way. I used my 16 Pro Max on a tripod with night mode in Proraw with edits done in Lightroom mobile. Just edited these. so far I am impressed with what I see. I may have to take a little bit of the brown color out of the Milky Way cause it might be a little too saturated, but it’s normally a brown color not blue.

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Stunning. Thanks for sharing these wonderous and inspiring photos @ToddH. Seeing the Milky Way is one thing, capturing it and this once-in-a-lifetime appearance of the comet in such a striking way requires extraordinary dedication and skills. I am impressed by both the photos and the effort required to create them. This is a great way to start off what I hope to be a productive Saturday morning. Thank you for the inspiration 🙏🏽.

 

[jimmirehman]

OUTSTANDING SHOT! Thank you for sharing this amazing view of the cosmos.

 

[Newbie67]

Well done! I’ve gotten some good shots not far from there in Hillister.

 

[RedTheReader]

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Wow, that was overhyped then. The comet I mean, not the iPhone camera.

 

[ToddH]

Wow, that was overhyped then. The comet I mean, not the iPhone camera.

Comet Tsuchinsan is moving away into the outer solar system so each day it gets a dimmer and dimmer. It’s no longer close to the sun to where it shines at maximum brightness. Currently at magnitude +5.5 which can’t be seen in most urban areas without binoculars. No longer a naked eye object. It had a lot of hype nearly two months ago.

 

[Rhhk]

Went out to my usual dark location in Spurger Texas to capture the comet and the Milky Way. I used my 16 Pro Max on a tripod with night mode in Proraw with edits done in Lightroom mobile. Just edited these. so far I am impressed with what I see. I may have to take a little bit of the brown color out of the Milky Way cause it might be a little too saturated, but it’s normally a brown color not blue.

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These are absolutely stunning. I had no idea the iPhone camera could capture something so awesome from the night sky.

BTW, I love it that you post a picture of our universe that can make us question existence itself … and the response on this forum is that we debate colour saturation bugs in different versions of iPhones 😂😂

 

[ToddH]

Stunning. Thanks for sharing these wonderous and inspiring photos @ToddH. Seeing the Milky Way is one thing, capturing it and this once-in-a-lifetime appearance of the comet in such a striking way requires extraordinary dedication and skills. I am impressed by both the photos and the effort required to create them. This is a great way to start off what I hope to be a productive Saturday morning. Thank you for the inspiration 🙏🏽.

Thank you for taking the time to reply with such kind words, much appreciated. I’m glad I inspired you.

I also took a picture of the comet with my Sony A7RV mirrorless camera and Sigma 135mm f/1.8 lens, it looks great. I attached a screenshot of the file. There is a good bit of light pollution here, didn’t get a black sky.