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...but see previous threads on using a digital single lens reflex
camera to take a sun sight. That is possible.For stars though can you
see them through your phone's camera? I need a tripod and long
exposure to get photos of stars at all with a professional DSLR.

Bill

On 11 October 2016 at 07:18, Bob Goethe  wrote:
> I agree that the phone's internal tilt sensors are not up to the challenge.
> I experimented both with my Moto G by Motorola and my older Samsung.  I used
> the Android app called "AR Bearing + Baseplate Compass".  It displays time
> to the nearest second, with target crosshairs that are well suited to taking
> a sight on a planet.
>
> But little variations from my phone's inclinometer in the altitude displayed
> meant my fix could be as close as 2 or 3 miles away from my actual position,
> or as many as 50 miles off...and there was no predicting which it would be.
>
> It may be that the day will come when having a suitable augmented reality
> display on your smartphone screen, and the ability to snap pictures which
> include that AR data, will make a cellphone's inclinometer a poor-man's
> sextant...but that day is not yet here.
>
> Bob
>
> 



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