Fall’s my favorite time of the year for astrophotography, mainly because it’s when many of my favorite deep space objects are visible during the night sky. And on top of that, it’s when Apple’s new phones become available — so that’s why I’m putting the iPhone 17 Pro to the test with an astrophotography shoot.
Just like last year’s models from Apple, both the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max share the same set of camera specs. This consists of a 48MP main camera with pretty fast f/1.78 aperture, a 48MP ultrawide shooter, and a new 48MP telephoto lens with 4x optical zoom. I’ve tested many of the best camera phones to check out their astrophotography performances, including last year’s iPhone 16 Pro Max.
