How I took a picture of the stars and planets with my Samsung phone - Planetary Alignment 2025

Here is how I took a picture of the stars and planets with my Samsung phone.

I have always wanted to take a clear picture of the stars on a clear night sky, so I studied all the settings I needed to adjust on my camera.

But I had to wait for the planets to align to discover that my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra can do exactly that. 

The first step is to open the native camera app on my phone.

Go to the More option and select Expert Raw.

Since I haven't used Raw for quite some time, it asked me to download an update.

Next, tap on the Astrophotography icon, which looks like a constellation of stars.

Activate Show in Sky Guide.

Select Short for Capture Time.

Next, stick my phone onto my magnetic pocket tripod and point it at the star or planet I want to photograph.

Press the shutter button.

Wait a few seconds, and boom! I have a picture of the stars and planets in the night sky that my naked eye cannot even see.

So easy!

No need to buy a big camera with all that fancy lens for astrophotography.

Wait!

The stars appear very tiny in the picture and do not stand out.

So I went into the Samsung Gallery app and into the edit option, and tweaked the following settings:

Exposure -50.

Highlights +100.

Sharpness +50.

That makes the sky pitch black and the stars shine brighter.

I wish I could make the stars look bigger, though.

I also wish I could upload the image in its high-resolution quality.

This image was taken on the night of February 28, 2025, at 10:30 p.m., from the northeastern part of Singapore.

That's the day when the planets aligned.

I wish I could see the rest of the planets, but they are hiding below the horizon.

Did you take a picture of the planets' alignment? Share how you did it. Leave a comment.

~ Adrian Lee @adrianvideoimage 

PS: 

The original image resolution is 3000x4000 12MP. 

From our perspective on Earth, the planets may seem to be aligned, but in reality, they are not precisely aligned in a straight line in space; they simply appear that way because they are clustered on the same side of the sun. 

Image taken from iPhone live wallpaper.