Point & Shoot Astrophotography

It's amazing what you can do with a simple point & shoot camera. These were taken with the 5 megapixel Pentax Optio 550 camera.

Total lunar eclipse of November 8, 2003
Digital camera only

The Moon and Jupiter
Refractor and digital camera

Images through a nightvision Scope
Digital camera through a nightvision scope

Lunar Eclipse of October 27, 2004
Pentax Optio 550 digital camera and Orion ED80

The Moon, Venus, and Mercury in March, 2004
Digital camera only

The Moon passing the Pleiades
Pentax Optio 550 digital point-and-shoot and Orion ED80 refractor