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Tom Chitson

Woking, Surrey

Sky Watcher Explorer 130p on a manual EQ2 Mount, Sony Cybershot DSC-W210 Compact Digital Camera

This is my best photo of the Moon that I have taken. I am only 14 years old and started Astronomy GCSE a few months ago. I am very pleased with this photo considering I only pointed my camera through the eyepiece of the telescope! I thouroghly enjoy astronomy and hope to continue astrophotography for many years to come!

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