It was clear but windy tonight, Orion and its surroundings were bright, and out in the back yard I had the tripod I have with the mount for my cell phone. Normally it’s in the front yard (for rocket launches or ISS passes) or the garage, but with the flooding and nonsense going on in the garage, it ended up in the back yard, right there for me to use.
Wide angle.
Normal.
3x zoom.
Nothing fancy, just point it in that direction (-ish) and use the three basic settings for photos on the iPhone 13.
These photos picked up a fair amount of nebulosity in the Orion Nebula (the middle “star” in the “sword”), and the wider angle shots also pick up Mars, Castor & Pollux in Gemini, and the Pleiades on the lower right.
The background sky is still way too blue, reflecing all of the lights from the city off of a touch of haze.
What I wouldn’t give for a deep, dark sky.
We Love The Stars Too Fondly 