M42 through 10x50 bins.

[Ccolvin968]

So needless to say, this image will be laughable to others images on this page. I bought a Carson IS 100 smartphone adaptor... Yep... You read that right. It was advertised as compatable with spotting scopes, binoculars, and believe it or not... Telescopes. I had to try it out. I wasn't expecting much at all. I threw my 10x50 Bins on a tripod and attached this baby. Pointed it towards M42, turned phones camera onto RAW setting, ISO 800 and 1600, 2 second exposures each, and fired away. I was shocked at this. Obviously not high brow top quality stuff. This will be fun to experiment with for a while and get others addicted to astronomy with me. Without further ado, here are a couple images...

[baggywrinkle]

That's pretty good considering the limitations.

[brantuk]

Surprisingly good results from a fun little experiment - great stuff!

[Ccolvin968]

Thanks guys! I tried M31 earilier. I'll get postable results if I'm outside I bet. Im gonna have fun with this little new thing. Haha!

[laudropb]

Very interesting experiment . Just shows what can be done.

[MARS1960]

Wow, that is pretty amazing given the kit used.