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This is the first picture I've taken with a cobbled-together arrangement using a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3, a 32mm objective lens, and a tube contraption on a 5-inch Celestron mirror telescope. I'm pleased with the results (though the tripod I was using did not allow enough telescope elevation, so I had to shorten a leg considerably -- need to work on that.) JPEG is straight out of the camera, with minimal cropping and no other processing.

Next night, 1/100 and ISO 200. Also, slightly greater magnification due to use of 25mm ocular. Still not close to perfect, but closer. Will be better when winter arrives and the sky is clearer -- and I've more practice doing this!

Okay, this is the standard lunar eclipse picture. But I'd never done one before. Six exposures on one frame. Nikon F-3, 200mm Nikkor, Fujichrome