Moonshot

My first evening looking at the skies with my new telescope. The skies were not as clear as last night (when typically I was busy with other things). I managed to see the moon – not that it is easy to miss!
I use a Skywatcher Heritage 130P, which is a dobsonian on a simple mount. No motorised mounts or anything fancy. I’m still learning how to find stars and keep tracking them – but that is part of the fun. Not so much fun are the freezing toes – warmer socks recommended when spending hours in an unheated conservatory with the doors wide open.
I thought I would have a go with a camera. All I had to hand was my android phone, so I set it to night scene, held it up to the eyepiece and clicked. Here are the results – better than I could have hoped, I think,