My first Moon image in 40years at the eyepiece.

[mikeDnight]

Ok, it will probably make seasoned imagers squirm, but I was only playing around. The sky was milky with light cloud and I'd wiped my Apple iPhone camera lens on my sleeve to make sure I got a reasonable result. Then hand holding the phone to the eyepiece of my 100mm F7.4 refractor, I clicked this view.

It shows how rubbish I am as I can't even remember the time and date! It was last week sometime, so is that scientific enough?

Edited May 17, 2019 by mikeDnight

[johnfosteruk]

Cracking image Mike, no squirming here  

[Stub Mandrel]

Dim squirmio, as we say in Wales!

[CraigT82]

Very nice image, especially for a first go!

[wouterdhoye]

never too late to capture the view. Well done 👍

[paulastro]

Mmm, 'Mike.Hezzlewood the imager',   it does have a certain ring about it.  I never thought I'd ever see the day!  

Could I have your crayons and drawing pads if you have no use for them any more please? 😁.

Seriously my friend, I do hope you will still find the time to post more of your fabulous drawings, when you have finished your imaging sessions of course!  🤣

 

Edited May 17, 2019 by paulastro

[Davey-T]

Well done Mike, looks pretty much like my view with 6" frac and 6mm Ethos a couple of nights ago.

Stu has a thread on phone images lurking somewhere.

Dave

Edited May 17, 2019 by Davey-T

[mikeDnight]

8 hours ago, Davey-T said:

Well done Mike, looks pretty much like my view with 6" frac and 6mm Ethos a couple of nights ago.

Stu has a thread on phone images lurking somewhere.

Dave

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement. I may invest in one of those phone holder thingy's just for the fun of it! 

Thanks for reminding me about Stu's phone image thread Dave, I might try and find it. You never know, I might win a coconut! 

[Stu]

18 minutes ago, mikeDnight said:

Thanks to everyone for their encouragement. I may invest in one of those phone holder thingy's just for the fun of it! 

Thanks for reminding me about Stu's phone image thread Dave, I might try and find it. You never know, I might win a coconut! 

Great image Mike! Better than I managed with my Mewlon on the same night!

There is an entire Smartphone imaging sub section now if you look in the Inaging section.

Have fun!

[paulastro]

Mike, I hope you don't think it's a bit of a liberty, but as I know you I just tinkered for a minute with your image, and come up with the one below, I have put your original alongside for comparison.  

Re a phone holder, you are welcome to try out my Celestron NexYZ some time.

[mikeDnight]

2 hours ago, paulastro said:

Mike, I hope you don't think it's a bit of a liberty, but as I know you I just tinkered for a minute with your image, and come up with the one below, I have put your original alongside for comparison.  

Re a phone holder, you are welcome to try out my Celestron NexYZ some time.

Great tinkering Paul. Feel free to continue taking liberties! 

I'm going to have to get the grit out, coz this could quickly become a slippery slope!! 

[tomato]

Mike, I have just read your original post and seeing that you are considering buying some imaging kit, I was about to reply along the lines of being on the slippery slope, but you beat me to it!

Great image by the way.

[Swoop1]

None too shabby Sir.

[Pete Presland]

Very nicely done, modern phones are amazing pieces of technology.