For Chris101...

Hey, you got the WB right (I missed it on my shots....;-)). Very nice shot. What was your set-up?

 

You and Frank (Flew) must have been out on the same night.

 

That is sweet Charles!!!

Sorry I didn't catch it earlier - you've got great detail all along the edge. The central peak of crater Pythagoras (left edge, just above center) is very well defined. Watching sunrise on that crater is something loonies like to do as the moon approaches full phase. Good job.

If this sort of thing excites you, a telescope will certainly improve on the details you can catch, as well as get you hooked into staying up all night just to look through it.

 

Some zooms these days are getting pretty precise - look at UF's work with his Beast. I find the choice is one of attitude and shooting style. Well, and maximum aperture.  

Primes suit my 'for fun' style (walking all around a jubject, shooting at night, smaller lenses), while zooms are better for working because of the time and effort savings in not needing to move as much and not changing lenses.

Oh, and PS, you don't need an expensive 'scope for the moon. A 6 dobsonian (around $250) can do marvelous photos of the moon (and let you see avarything.) You will, however need something that tracks the sky to photograph anything less bright than the moon though. The work you've done with your camera lens though is really marvelous!