Well, I've tried hand held with my Tamron 300mm and couldn't get near to that

OK..I'm impressed, especially hand held

Hmm..there's a thought

Funny thing is, I actually bought an SLR to hang onto my scope, then got interseted in (normal)photography.
As for making it easier, I'll post the other 80 images! Most of which aren't in focus, or have motion blur as the telescope was vibrating slightly due to my footsteps....
But, yes. I agree in principle, it is a slightly different beast.

Now that's a feeling I can sympathise with. The moon was so high that my scope was nearly vertical. As a result, I was on hands and knees on cold concrete craning my head under the camera.

Ah the curse of modern life!

And we thought computers would see the end of paperwork

That is a good point Amin. I think we need to be careful not to tar the whole police service with the same brush.

Most police officers I've met have been respectful and polite and remained professional throughout. (I even found myself saying, "Thank you" to an officer who had just issued me with a speeding ticket :roll There will always be a few bad apples in any occupation.

What gets my goat is not the police enforcing these laws, but the government enacting them. They are so badly written as to make their remit extend far outside of the declared purpose. Or, putting my cynic's hat on, maybe this is deliberate?

Thanks.
I may change it, but not to "Got there". I think I'll never truly arrive as there is always something else to learn

What can I say guys? My ego is now feeling highly polished

It was worth a couple of hours getting cold!

If I get chance tomorrow eveing, I'll photograph my setup. I can use my old ME Super as a stand in camera.

Can't promise, though. Mrs is trying to get everywhere painted before Christmas

There are two ways to do it.
Prime Focus (I think) is connecting the telescope directly to the camera. So, in effect, I have a 1000mm lens with an aperture of 100mm. Making it an f10 lens.
To do this you need a "T ring" adapter and an extension tube. My tube comes in 3 parts. A short part, which basically puts the sensor where the eyepiece would usually be and two longer parts which can be screwed together to extend the setup.

Then you can shoot through eyepieces, I forget what this is called. Essentially, using the longer tube, I insert an eyepiece into the tube and then connect the camera. That gives much greater magnification, but much less DoF. It also requires a longer exposure.