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Last night, I heard on the evening news that the moon was going to be very close to the Earth, and would be a spectacular opportunity to view at its fullest. After waiting for sunset, I went out to my backyard here in New Mexico... lo and behold, the Old Man was HUGE!!!
Wanting to take advantage of the opportunity, I pulled out my el-cheapo (but reliable) Meade telescope, a 70mm refractor, and got a fantastic view. I wanted to share the moment with family and friends, so I whipped out my n900 and held the lens up to the viewfinder... I didn't have a photo-rig for my extremely cheap telescope, so I fought the evening desert wind, held the phone steady, and...
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Wow. Unfortunately, it was raining like heck here in the Los Angeles area.

There are other nice astro-N900 shots here on a photo thread.
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can you upload the original image? thanks
 
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Originally Posted by CrckMc View Post
can you upload the original image? thanks
Sure... not too handy with the forum tools, so I encapsulated them in a zip archive.
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stunning!, i have an 18x telescope but its not in my house!, i was so gutted last night!

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Man, fantastic pics. Couldn't help doing a quick post :-)

http://www.meegoexperts.com/2011/03/...ia-n900-maemo/
 
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Like it - impressive shots
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brilliant pics, unfortunately the fog had moved in for any decent viewing for me
 
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hey, nice photos, how come you didnt get any stars?
 
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central valley california. cloudy windy rainy all nightl oh well, maybe 18 years from now we'll have better weather
 

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