The Hobo Camp Fire Is going well #VII.. Stop In!!!

[Running Bear]

RB - curious what kind of camera setup you are using to get that shot of the moon. Saturn or Jupiter may be interesting to try. I've got a 4.5" reflector, but no kind of camera attachment or no automatic tracking, making my interesting viewing options limited. Without any kind of electronics (camera or tracking), I think you need at least 6 or 8 inch objective to see deep sky objects worth much. You did quite well with that moon image

My telescope is small. 50mm x 600mm. I'm using an old Nikon L20 digital camera to get the shots. Tonight's target is Saturn. Those rings are irresistible! However I have to acquire the target quickly as I can't stand for long. I'll be using full mag on the scope and max zoom on the camera. I'll be using the cameras LCD screen as a viewpoint to acquire the target and hope I can hold it steady. The moon shot last night was frame 29 of 36. I hope I can get Saturn much faster than that.