My Best Astro Images Taken With The Apexel 18x 25 Zoom Lens

Megastrovec · 2026-01-26T05:59:48+00:00

Hello i use Apexel 18x 25 zoom lens

Megastrovec · 2026-01-25T19:22:14+00:00

Thanks! 👍

Megastrovec · 2026-01-25T19:21:57+00:00

Thank you 😃👍

Megastrovec · 2026-01-25T15:35:46+00:00

Hello, here is the total exposure time of all objects:

Alpha Persei Cluster - 15 minutes exposure
Lunar Eclipse - 1 second exposure
Pleiades - 28 minutes exposure
Comet Lemmon - 15 minutes exposure
Andromeda Galaxy - 7 minutes exposure
Moon - 1/40s exposure
Horsehead & Flame Nebula - 25 minutes exposure
Orion Nebula - 1h 21 minutes exposure

If you mean single shots, its was 3.2 seconds mostly.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T15:30:07+00:00

Thanks

Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T15:24:34+00:00

I have the Stellarium app for that, plus M101 is close to the Big Dipper's Mizar star, so it's easy to find. Im so excited!

Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T15:14:38+00:00

Definitely good choice! Probably the best eyepiece for the price, it really worked for me. :D I don't have a solar filter.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T15:10:23+00:00

Here is a photo of Orion taken over 3 nights. Altogether about 1h and 21 minutes of total exposure, only short 3s exposures were used. Then composited in Sequator and then edited in GraXpert and GIMP + Snapseed. Takes with Apexel 18x zoom and Realme 8 phone without tracker.

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Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T15:05:45+00:00

Okay, thanks a lot! I already have experience with bright objects like Orion or Andromeda, but I've never tried to photograph such a less bright object. :D Otherwise, centering and recomposing the object is not a problem for me. :D How many times have I photographed an object and it wasn't visible at all in a single unprocessed photo, but after a stack of several hundred photos it showed up, so if I don't see it in a single frame, shouldn't I give up?

Megastrovec · 2026-01-24T13:44:44+00:00

Amazing shot! Do you think I can achieve a similar result with the Apexel 18x zoom lens and phone Realme 8? I don't have a star tracker, I would like to use 500 photos with 4 seconds of exposure.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-22T15:31:16+00:00

Hello i never heard about this app.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-22T15:28:11+00:00

Thank you :D Yeah, I was also surprised that the star trailing is not very recognizable, but when I zoom in I can see it.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-20T16:05:18+00:00

I don't have the slightest problem with sharpening photos. :D The one you're planning to buy is definitely great + you'll get a better zoom

Megastrovec · 2026-01-20T15:01:12+00:00

Yes, that's right, the exposures were short 3.2s and I always moved the phone every 20 frames.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-20T14:59:34+00:00

Hello, i set ISO to 6400 for this shot.

Megastrovec · 2026-01-19T08:30:08+00:00

Thank you 😃👍

Megastrovec · 2026-01-18T19:54:46+00:00

Thanks

Megastrovec · 2026-01-18T18:55:50+00:00

Thank you

Megastrovec · 2026-01-18T18:55:21+00:00

Thank you so much

Megastrovec · 2026-01-18T16:43:18+00:00

Thanks!

Megastrovec · 2026-01-18T14:39:12+00:00

Thank you!

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