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Forget Your Camera Phone: I’m Using These Gadgets to Get Clear Images of These New Jersey Drone Sightings

Pabio December 16, 2024

Everyone has their own theories on this. Drone sightings in New Jerseywhich have reached a climax where I am bombarded by blurry photos and videos on all my social media accounts. This phenomenon has everyone snapping photos of these SUV-sized drones with their phones, but I can’t get over how many of them just stare. bad.

Of course, it doesn’t help that these events mainly occur at night, and when associated even with the best camera phones that are zoomed to the maximum, you end up with things that look like drops in the sky. That’s why last night, while I was doing some astrophotography outside in the middle of the night, I tried to use a few gadgets to help me capture better images and videos of everything in the night sky .

After spending an hour in the freezing cold, I’m confident we’ll get much better things from these New Jersey drone sightings. Since I’m in one of these hot spots lately Jersey Shore RegionI will inevitably cross paths with one of these unidentified abnormal phenomena (UAP). Here’s how.

Night vision binoculars for clearer images

Akaso Seemor 200 night vision goggles.

(Image credit: Future)

A little over a month ago I first discovered the Akaso Seemor 200 night vision binoculars. I use it to help with my astrophotography, as it better exposes all the faint stars in the sky night vision, and there’s also a color night vision mode that lets me see creatures from afar when I’m outside.

Even though it works just like any camera phone with 4K video recording, what makes it superior is how it has an 850nm infrared illuminator to keep details crisp and sharp , even when it’s dark or your subject is far away. Honestly, it’s amazing to see the results compared to my camera. If you watch the clip below, you can visibly make out the contrails produced by the plane above you, which is impossible to see in the darkness of the night sky.

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Gif animation of the Akaso Seemor 200 night vision binoculars capturing an airplane in the night sky. — (Image credit: Future)

In another event, something flying closer to the ground came overhead, but it didn’t make the same noise as the other planes flying overhead. However, the Akaso Seemor 200 again tells me it’s an airplane because of the sharper images it captured below.

Camera phones have a really hard time working in low light due to their tiny sensors. Often they record at higher ISO settings, resulting in significant noise and softer details, which is why they look like spots of light. On the other hand, night vision binoculars like these are better suited to retaining details.

Thermal cameras to see heat signatures

Person using Xinfrared One XH09 with Pixel 8 Pro.

(Image credit: Future)

Something I’m already used to discover hidden dangers around my houseTHE Infiray One XH09 thermal camerais another one of those gadgets that I didn’t think would be useful for detecting unidentified objects in the night sky. Unlike the Akaso Seemor 200, this detachable thermal camera for my phone detects heat signatures, as if I had Predator vision.

This certainly helps to better identify objects in the night sky, especially if they are flying lower than the ground. Consumer drones cannot fly more than 400 feet AGL (above ground level) per FAA regulations. So it’s easy for me to know what’s happening above you with the Infiray One XH09 thermal camera because of the heat signature produced by the aircraft.

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Infiray One XH09 sample video showing the aircraft's heat signature. — (Image credit: Future)

What I’m trying to say here is that a gadget like this would help eliminate false sightings. When you can clearly make out the outline of a plane like in the clip above, you’ll save a lot of time by focusing only on the ones that look different.

Even though some of the other planes I have captured with this thermal camera appear as blobs, I think it is still worth having it with me because in the darkness of the sky, these unidentifiable objects would remain invisible to the eye. naked eye.

Conclusion

Even if I haven’t captured one of these mysterious drones in the night sky, I hope that when I encounter one, the images and videos I capture will be much better quality than those on my phone. The only best solution would be to use a high-powered mirrorless camera with excellent low-light performance, like a Sony A7 III paired with a long range telephoto lens, which would end up costing thousands of dollars and the experience needed to master them.

The Akaso Seemor 200 and Infiray One XH09 cost a lot less and are easier to carry with me. So I hope that one of these nights I will be able to share my best captures of these unidentifiable objects in the night sky.

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Forget Your Camera Phone: I’m Using These Gadgets to Get Clear Images of These New Jersey Drone Sightings

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