Tonight there is (was) a partial lunar eclipse. I lugged my Celestron OmniXLT 150mm Newtonia reflector outside, and popped out intermittently with my wife’s camera (Fjuifilm Finepix Z20fd). All my astrophotography (such that it is) is done using an afocal technique – aka: holding the camera up to the eyepiece of the telescope. 
I have had some surprisingly good results, and tonight was a good one. Herewith a couple of pics:
This was (obviously) before the eclipse started, and is probably the best full Moon picture I have taken.
And this is during the eclipse. As you can see, it’s very different from how the Moon’s phases look. For a start, the terminator is soft/fuzzy/raggedy, rather than sharp and well-defined as it normally is. Also, it’s not a proper crescent; it’s more like a biscuit with a bit of a bite out of it As a comparison, here’s a slightly gibbous Moon photo of mine:
You can see the terminator is more defined, and is convex rather than concave.
As I’ve written in previous posts, I think everyone should look up more often. There’s so much beauty in the sky, and all you have to do is lift your eyes 
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