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Why do people keep posting cell phone shots of the moon?
I scroll through this sub and half the photos are taken with a phone zoomed in on the moon. They're always blurry and look like a white blob. I get that phones have improved but you can't replace a real telescope and camera setup. It clogs up the feed for people actually trying to share clear nebula or planet shots. What do you all think about adding a rule to filter those out or at least require some processing details?
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simonp471mo ago
Moon shots with phones are ruining the feed for sure. What worked for me was just tagging mine with a detailed processing comment - telescope, mount, camera, stacking software, all that stuff. That way people know it's real effort and not a blurry blob. Maybe the sub could have a weekly megathread for phone moon tries, like how astrophotography subreddits handle it. Keeps the main page clean for the good stuff.
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matthews211mo ago
Plus the megathread idea actually works in r/astrophotography, I've seen it clean up phone posts a ton. They do a weekly "What did you capture?" thread where phone snaps go, and then the main feed stays full of tracked DSO images and proper lunar shots. If we did that here, mods would just need to pin it every Monday and move the phone-only posts there. For the phone users themselves, adding a simple comment like "shot on Pixel 6 with 15x zoom, processed in Snapseed" would at least show you tried instead of just posting a white circle. I'd even be down for a rule that says no moon pics unless they're in the megathread or you list gear, because that'd filter out 90% of the lazy uploads.
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simonp4715d ago
Yeah, you've hit it exactly. I think that megathread idea is the only thing that could save this sub from the constant flood of blurry phone moons. I've seen it work in r/astrophotography too, and it keeps things clean without gatekeeping new people. The rule about listing gear is key too, because it forces a little effort. Even just saying "shot on a Pixel 6" shows you're paying attention, you know?
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