When you want to see the stars, find someplace dark
The Moon
A 94% illuminated waxing Moon, Canon 6D and AT6RC with 0.8x focal reducer.
The Moon one day short of full, afocal photograph taken with a 102mm refractor, 32mm eyepiece and a Canon G9 camera.
iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a NexStar 11″, afocal method with a 35mm eyepiece
Total lunar eclipse August 28, 2007, photo is a 8sec exposure with a Canon 20Da on a 90mm f/12 APO
The Moon approaching full
iPhone 5S photo of the Moon through a 6″ dob, afocal method
The Moon taken on Feb 15, 2016.
A first quarter moon imaged on 7 Feb 2014
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