Hi Chuck, It is a little more involved to get a good focus on a digital camera. Most amateurs use a bigger separate monitor connected by a video jack. They can see the image better and get a better focus when the camera is zoomed in. Most astro-photographers are using the afocal method. I have a 14mm Scopetronix eyepiece that screws directly into my Nikon Coolpix 4500 28mm threads. Here is the website that would be helpful. <A HREF="http://www.scopetronix.com/">ScopeTronix Quality Astronomy Products</A> With the digital cameras, you almost always have to buy a remote shutter control for the camera. Otherwise, the images will blurry because of the vibrations caused by pressing the shutter release. For more information, go to the digital_astro group on yahoo. This is a great group to learn digital imaging. I went to the Files section there and printed out some of the information there on getting started in digital imaging. I can't tell you much more because I haven't hooked everything up to my telescope yet. I'm going to try to shoot the moon when the weather clears. This is an easy subject because it is big and bright. I can only use the camera for astro-images during the colder months of the season due to the noise factor.I doubt I will take images longer than 120 sec. It will probably be less than that because my first few sessions will be unguided. Debbie