Last night was another excellent night for stargazing! Even better because there was a breeze, which eliminated the dew and thus any lens fogging. Except the moon was a little too bright. Aside from cropping/sizing/compressing to display here, the following pictures were taken straight from my Canon SX100 IS camera with no addition optical aid (no telescope etc. used). Not too bad I guess, for a halfway el-cheap-o camera that can be purchased at any old Wal-mart. I've paid a lot more for cameras in the past that wouldn't show anything at all under the same conditions.


Big Dipper - Little Dipper


Jupiter and moons - Jupiter and moons bigger


The Moon - The Moon bigger