When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark
The Moon
The Moon taken on Feb 15, 2016.
A total lunar eclipse on the night of August 27-28, 2007 with the Moon deep in the Earth’s inner shadow. A dark eclipse, this exposure shows a number of stars surrounding the Moon
The Moon one day short of full, afocal photograph taken with a 102mm refractor, 32mm eyepiece and a Canon G9 camera.
An eight day old Moon, Celestron NS11GPS and Canon 6D
iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a NexStar 11″, afocal method with a 35mm eyepiece
A first quarter moon imaged on 7 Feb 2014
The Moon approaching full
iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a 6″ dob, afocal method
A 94% illuminated waxing Moon, Canon 6D and AT6RC with 0.8x focal reducer.