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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!

500mm Mirror Reflex Nikkor, 1.6 seconds f8, ISO 320. I'll sandbag the tripod and lock up the mirror next time. Then again, next time it will be taken with the LX3 on the back of the 5-inch Celestron, so there will be no mirror to lock up! And the tripod will be a lot more stable than the Tilt-All.