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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Science
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Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Photographer Riste Spiroski snapped a striking view of the moon and Jupiter hanging over the ancient lake Ohrid in northern Macedonia on the night of April 29, complete with a pair of stargazing swans! Spiroski took the shot of the moon and the solar system's largest planet at 7:45 p.m. local time using a Canon R6 camera in conjunction with a Canon EF 24–70mm f/2.8 lens. The image was captured during a period known to photographers as the 'blue hour', which stargazing site describes as a brief window of post sunset twilight when the landscape is bathed in soft blue light. "This image was captured during a spontaneous walk with a friend," Spiroski said in an email to "We headed out around blue hour, hoping to shoot some long exposure shots by the shore of Lake Ohrid. As the sun was setting below the horizon, I spotted the thin crescent moon beginning to set - it was very beautiful. I quickly opened an astronomy app to check what else might be visible, and noticed Jupiter would soon be appearing low on the horizon." TOP TELESCOPE PICK: Want to explore the solar system? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting quality, reliable and quick views of celestial objects. For a more in-depth look at our Celestron NexStar 4SE review. To capture the low-light scene, Spiroski raised his ISO to 1000 and set the lens aperture to f/6.3, before snapping a 1.6 second exposure. The result is a mesmerising blend of astronomy, nature and humanity, in which the city of Ohrid casts streaks of light over a pair of white swans basking in the placid lake. Lake Ohrid sits on the border between North Macedonia and Albania, and is estimated to be somewhere between 3 and 5 million years old, according to NASA. "As the sky turned that deep blue, everything came together - the crescent moon, Jupiter, and the calm water of Lake Ohrid, which is actually Europe's oldest lake," continued Spiroski. "I love mixing sky elements with landscapes, and Ohrid always gives me something beautiful to work with." MORE NIGHT SKY: — Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky — Night sky, May 2025: What you can see tonight [maps] — The brightest planets in May's night sky: How to see them (and when) Earth's moon is visible hanging above the scene as a waxing crescent, with the unlit regions of its surface softly illuminated by Earthshine. Three stellar bodies belonging to the Perseus constellation can also be picked out shining to the right of the image, while the bright star Hassaleh can be found directly above the moon near the top of the image. Jupiter meanwhile is visible as a bright point of light to the upper left of the photo, with the magnitude +1 star Aldebaran located below the gas giant, and to the left of the moon, forming a triangle of bright celestial bodies. Interested in capturing your own image of the night sky? Then be sure to check out our guides on the best cameras for astrophotography and the best lenses for astrophotography. Night sky enthusiasts looking to explore the wonders of our solar system and beyond should also read guides for the best binoculars deals and the best telescope deals that 2025 has to offer.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Yahoo
This Wild Phone Concept Lets You Add a Full-Size Camera Lens to Take Photos
For many people, buying a phone" target="_blank is equivalent to buying a personal camera. But Chinese phone-maker RealMe is blurring that line with a concept device that lets you change the lens on the phone, much like on a high-end mirrorless camera. RealMe's Interchangeable-lens concept phone does exactly what the name implies and is on display at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. You can attach a full-frame mirrorless lens directly onto the device, letting you enhance the zoom or use different lenses for creative shots. The RealMe phone has an adapter that allows you to mount professional-level lenses that attach to much more expensive standalone cameras like a Leica M11 or Canon R6. You could even use some old DSLR lenses if you have any still around. RealMe says the concept uses a 1-inch type customized Sony sensor (the sensor isn't actually an inch in size) paired with a proprietary lens mount system. If such a phone ever comes to the market, it could allow for high-quality photography that can be quickly edited or backed up to cloud services using the phone. The sensor is similar to the one used in the Xiaomi 15 Ultra" target="_blank and RealMe's concept is like the one Xiaomi showed off in 2022 with the 12S Ultra's 1-inch type sensor. This year at MWC, Xiaomi showed off a new concept of a full-sized camera lens that houses an even larger image sensor and attaches magnetically to the back of a Xiaomi 15 phone. The concept is similar to the QX100 lens/sensor combo that Sony sold in 2013 that could clip to the back of a phone. Relatedly, RealMe is also showing off an AI voice-based image retoucher, which promises to let you edit a photo by speaking with a voice assistant. The Interchangeable-lens concept also reminds me of the Samsung Galaxy Camera from over a decade ago, which put Android inside of a point-and shoot camera. However, we haven't seen any similar devices crop up since, with Samsung instead reserving its highest-end camera ambitions for phones like the $1,300 Galaxy S25 Ultra.
