Wonderful setup and a very nice shot of the Moon given the technology of the time. Waxing nostalgic myself, I used to use a Polaroid Instrument Camera (these were made for microscopy but I forgot the model number) which had a long plastic body and a nosepiece that slid into the 1.25" focuser of my homemade 6" f/11.3 Newtonian scope. Since there was no way to determine focus directly, I remember having to take several shots to bracket the sharpest. With the cost of Polaroid film at the time being close to $15.00 a cartridge, I used to hate having to do it this way. Still, for a kid in high school, it was a very satisfying pass time! Thanks for bringing that all back to me!
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