I took this picture with my Samsung S22Ultra. The zoom was about 2, and no filters have been used.
It was taken about 1820h on Tuesday February 7th.
The direction is facing south, south-west.
The location is 50.339790,-4.236373, which translates to a bench about 10 metres down from the road beside Whitsand Bay Fort in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
The bright spots in the sky are the planets Venus (the lower one) and Jupiter (higher).
My astro-app suggests that with a telescope it may have been possible to find Neptune just off-centre of a line running between them.
Visible lower down on the water are the white running light of a small boat and a red buoy light which marks the location of the wreck of former Royal Navy frigate Scylla. This was sunk in 2004 to form an artificial reef and dive spot. HMS Scylla was the last warship to be built in the Devonport Dockyard. Since then the dock has provided logistical and refit services for the Royal Navy.
I completely forgot I could have used the s-pen to trigger the shutter, if I had there would be a slightly crisper image.
Still, for a shot with a phone, in a chilly breeze on an exposed cliff, it's not to shoddy an effort. Though neing off kilter is aesthetically unpleasing. Having a stand would have helped.
It's amazing just how clean a picture we can get of the night sky here. If I'd walked back up to the road and snapped in the other direction, it's a view across to Plymouth and the Devonport dockyard which has been used by the Royal Navy for over 330 years.
There is plenty of light pollution from the city.
But just a few miles away, tucked round the coast, Whitsand Bay provides a great spot to enjoy the wonders of a night sky.
Between that and astronomical apps (I'm using Sky Tonight by Vito Technology) it has never been easier for me to both enjoy and learn about the heavens above.
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