Cryptic astro photo challenge

[Paz]

4 minutes ago, Ratlet said:

View through the scope without the objective lens?

Almost!

[Paz]

4 minutes ago, Jonny_H said:

Is it looking through the scope the wrong way......through the objective lense?   Or is that the right way? 🤔☺️

Congratukations you are the winner! It's looking backwards through the objective of a refractor, with a torch shining through from the focuser end.  I was checking the cleanliness of this scope and ended up with a photo that looked like any number of astronomical targets-gone-wrong. Here's a similar one from further back.

 

[Elp]

Do we get another competition next week?

[ollypenrice]

I don't believe Paz. I'm certain that it is a perfectly focused image of either toothache or a hangover. I'm going to say toothache...

Olly

[saac]

I thought it was Mr Takahashi's first light before he discovered the secret art of telescope making  

Jim