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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Texun" data-source="post: 1245965" data-attributes="member: 57577">Bartolli, Excellent results are a combination of excellent equipment and excellent technigue.  My equipment of choice is: Canon A640 camera Home made adapter capable of setting exact optical centering  of scope  and camera axes. Pentax 14mm XL eyepiece.(provides 25X with scope below) Takahashi FS-60C Astronomical scope. Home made shutter release cable bracket.My technique includes using the lowest possible ISO, use of auto focus, use of spot focus, use of spot metering in difficult lighting situations, no or minimal camera zoom, and always using a cable release.  Add lots of practice. I'm attaching a photo of my setup and a recent image (Texas Spiney Lizard) so you can see what happens when everything comes together.</blockquote>