Nearly every night I’m outside setting up for some kind of astrophotography shoot, and since I’ve been testing the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro XL for the past week, I thought I’d put them to the test.

Given how I was impressed with the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s astrophotography performance when I tested it out last year, my expectations are naturally high for the new model. The Pixel 10 Pro XL has a dedicated astrophotography mode, so long as the phone is placed on a tripod or remaining very still.

While I was imaging patches of the night sky in my backyard with the Pixel 10 Pro XL, I got an alert that NASA’s rocket launch from its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia was greenlit to move forward.

I had less than 10 minutes to get to a prime spot, so I quickly picked up my gear along with my Pixel

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