First ever lunar images

[Ursa Major]

Hello,

These are the first images i have taken of the moon taken with a small 5 mega pixel compact camera. I was quite impressed with them espesially for just hand holding to the eyepiece. I even got the lunar X in the first image which i saw on the events section at the bottom of the SGL webpage.

Any tips n' tricks for improving the images?

Edit: sorry the post title might be a bit misleading. There not the actual first images of the moon, there my first images.

[nicnac]

good shots for a first, well done

[Stargazing_Cliff]

They are brilliant first shots really close aswell.

[Bizibilder]

Those are exellent first photos. You can get special "holders" for compact cameras that enable you to keep the camera aligned at the eyepiece - they cost a few bob but guarantee alignment.

[Scottie]

Well, you encouraged me to do this little image post taken by holding my cracked screen motorola mobile to the eyepiece.

Equipment: Vintage Charles Frank 6" reflector with equi mount on pedestal, no mount drive. Baader Hyperion eyepiece.

[bm1980]

nice first images of the moon very similar to my first, keep up the good work once you get the imaging bug theres no turning back

Regards

Ben