Snows of Pirongiamanjaro

Snows of Pirongiamanjaro
Originally uploaded by Kotukunui

Just goes to show that it can still get cold in Hamilton during October. There was snow visible on Mount Pirongia this morning.

Moooooon....

I bought a camera adapter for my telescope a while back. It just clamps on to the eyepiece and lines the camera lens up with the objective lens on the scope. The long focal length of the telescope means that camera can easily focus the image. It worked surprisingly well.
Unfortunately the clear winter skies required to get these shots mean enduring bloody freezing temperatures and I don't want to spend that much time outside.
The eternal dilemma of the astrophotographer...