As promised, I turned my compact little Celestron 114 with Baader Planetarium Hyperion Mark III Zoom 24-8 mm lens on the half-moon over Waikiki and handheld my little Leica DM6 over the 18 mm sized lens opening, and here's what I got: 



I'm happy. It's the first time I've mooned Waikiki. Saturn was visible, too, but was unable to resolve the optical disparity between the high power 8mm telescope lens opening and my handheld camera. I'll try again tonight, though clouds appear to be moving in. 

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