My first astrophoto…

[Graman (GR)]

I enjoyed viewing the lunar eclipse from Sydney yesterday. On a whim, I pulled out my iPhone, held it next to the ep and took a photo. A bit surprised at how good the result was…what do you think?

Is this the start of slippery slope to the bank-balance reducing world of astro-photography ?

Equipment
Saxon ED120
Baader Mk4 Zoom
iPhone 13 hand-held over the eyepiece
No tracking, no stacking, no processing whatsover!

[Averton (P and C)]

Tops phone image. You may as well join the fun of astrophotography.

[Dave882 (David)]

Nice job on a great pic!
I feel like astrophotography should come with some kind of warning to beginners- kind of like cigarette packets and gambling ads:

WARNING - ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY MAY RESULT IN POVERTY / OBSESSION OVER CLOUDS / CAUSE ENDLESS HOURS TINKERING WITH TINY SPACERS & ADAPTORS.

You’ve been warned- now welcome down the glorious rabbit hole!!

[RB (Andrew)]

Nice work.

[Averton (P and C)]

"WARNING - ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY MAY RESULT IN POVERTY / OBSESSION OVER CLOUDS / CAUSE ENDLESS HOURS TINKERING WITH TINY SPACERS & ADAPTORS."

[Retrograde (Pete)]

Very good! You're in big trouble now. 😂

[AstroViking (Steve)]

<Darth Vader>
Now you feel the power of the dark side. Soon your bank balance will be zero and you shall be a slave to the photons...

Join us!
</Darth Vader>

[Graman (GR)]

Ha ha…thanks for the encouragement and hilarious comments!

Must resist…must resist…

[astronobob (Bob)]

Very decent