My first shot

[CarlJoseph]

Thought I would indulge in a hunch and hold a small digital camera up to my eyepiece. Low and behold, it seems to have worked - kinda. These are two of the better shots.

Sony DSC-W300, 1/50s, f/2.8
70515

Sony DSC-W300, 1/30s, f/2.8
70516

Next I may try to put the camera on a tripod to hold it steady and set a timer so I don't move it when hitting the fire button.

Cheers,
Af.

[CarlJoseph]

How do I get these open in the attachment browser thingi that other photos open in?

[csb]

Not sure what you mean? They open allright for me.

It is exciting and surprising when you get your first picture.

With a compact camera, a better option (than a tripod) is to get a camera holder, such as the Orion Steadypix - this is a bracket that attaches to the scope and holds your camera over the eyepiece.

And keep on going!

[mithrandir]

How did you attach them? With the "insert picture" button or the "manage attachments" button (scroll the page down - it is in "additional options").

I think you did the first and it does a popup in my Firefox.

The second opens in another Firefox tab.