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Pic of the moon taken on my iPhone held to the eyepiece of my 110mm TAL-1 telescope! #Moonwatch

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988 days ago

Pic of the moon taken on my iPhone held to the eyepiece of my 110mm TAL-1 telescope! #Moonwatch

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spidergod 987 days ago

that is a fantastic shot.
I really need to get a telescope.

jaysharp 988 days ago

Incredible! That is beautiful. And I can't believe you took it on your phone - ok with aid of a telescope - but nevertheless...

astronomy2009uk 988 days ago

Yes this image was taken through a telescope. Telescopes invert the image as it reflects off all the mirrors, so it's upside down compared to what you'd see through your binoculars.

lauriepink 988 days ago

Binoculars? Duh. Telescope. Sorry about that...

lauriepink 988 days ago

Should I praise the iphone or the binoculars? I got the moon, and... a teeny tiny speck near it.Which may have been a star.

Wait a minute... our moon is pointing the other way...

mactavish 988 days ago

The only things iPhones have that Treos don't, that I like, are a decent twitter client, and a decent camera phone.