Cost for parts is reasonable. The labor is undoubtedly due to the depths to which they have to disassemble the camera in order to replace the $11 part.

Then they will check, clean and service it so you will not be disappointed after the Brown truck has departed.

You will probably be as delighted as I when last I sent a camera in for depot repair.

That's why I shoot landscapes!

NO patience.

Trees and flowers don't fly away. :-)

Good that u have patience to get a great capture -- I envy you.

Wikipedia says Texas is in their migration only route but I have never seen one. GREAT capture!

Google for a T adapter and a T ring.

Both a T-Adapter and a T-Ring are required to mount a DSLR camera to your telescope.

Or u can buy a CCD camera that connect via USB and replaces the eyepiece in your telescope.

Unless you're REALLY going to get into astophotography; this might be the least expensive way to so.

In my late teens, my brother had a 750cc Bultaco (if I remember correctly).

He used to rapidly ride up our sloping driveway, do a "donut" on the front lawn and end up at the foot of our cement front porch. Yep, you know where this is going.

One day, I persuaded him to let me try that and the results were that I lost control of the "donut" and kissed the cement porch, very hard.

Took a while to pay him back for the damage caused by my wanting to emulate my younger brother's skill.

Haven't been on one of those things since! I had not thought of that event in many years . . . :cry:

I'm certain there is an audience "out there" that would inspire rave reviews and congrats to the photographer; perhaps it is just not on UHH.

If it had drawn enthusiastic comments; it might have called into question, "Do I want to be a member of this forum?"

The large eye behind the unsavory fellow with poor social dress etiquette who appears to be contemplating some action is unsettling.

Does nothing for me. Not a pleasant photo. Sorry.

Why, 239,768.237 miles. Of course!

The child could have a career as a model NOW... Beautiful face and expression!

You don't have a problem; your instructor has the problem.
:)

Is it just me or do others remember the moon being much larger? As a child long ago I remember the moon as a huge bright object not the little dot I see now as an old man!

Things sure change don't they?

Probably; was working from the downloaded JPG from UHH. Would have been much better working with a RAW or DNG file. I don't know how much downgrading the website does to uploaded photos.

After relooking at it, the artifacts were caused by the selection by color process, my saving the file as a JPG with medium compression, forum JPG handling/resizing <?> and I was not creating an important image for commercial use. I would have spent far more time working on it.

Just an attempt to put clouds in your photo.

Couple extra minutes spent working on artifacts in the sky

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Didn't take but a couple seconds to replace the sky and adjust the density of the layer mask in PS CC.

If you like it; you may use it as you wish.

Downtown Dallas skyline with clouds added in PS CC

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I have edited your photo and added night time clouds. Would be happy to post if that would meet your approval.

Tom

When I spend three hours walking an excursion somewhere I will spend 6-8 hours minimum tweaking, cloning out people, changing the sky, sharpening, removing id signs and chains and chain hangers; to make it pleasing for me to look at as a print on my walls or as rotating wallpapers on my computer.

It rattles the bit bucket if it is not pleasing to look at and appreciate.

I care NOTHING for documenting the world as it is; only for capturing the world as I wish it were.