This morning as I was going to work, the full moon was in the sky and very bright. I could clearly see the dark spots on it. I got my phone out (after stopping) and thought to get a picture, but no matter how I tried to focus the camera, it couldn’t see the moon as anything but a bright ball of light, like looking into a flashlight. Why was it so difficult for my phone to capture this image that my eye could see so clearly?
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Your phone camera is trying to set exposure based on the whole sky. It is possible to get a picture of the moon that shows features, but it’s not a simple point and click. You’ll need to adjust the brightness/exposure for the picture.
For an iPhone, here’s a YouTube that shows you how: https://youtu.be/6Gu65xGI_bk
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