Jackpot!

I was driving home from the restoration project today, when I spotted this eagle swooping down toward the river. I actually saw him take this fish from the water and fly to a nearby tree. After nearly causing a major wreck (hitting my breaks in the canyon), I pulled over and set up my Celestron 5 with Nikon D100 at prime focus. I shot about 20 frames out the truck window, handheld at about 2000mm effective focal length. I couldn't believe it when I got home and the photos were in good focus. These were taken at about 130-150 yards. They are reduced to about 1/2 original resolution. You can actually see the number (X2) on the blue leg band.
Cheers,
Tyler

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Thanks James. I get so excited when I know that a good photo opportunity is about to happen.
Cheers,
Tyler

Tyler,
I admire a man willing to pull over, and shoot a hand held C5 right out the window. You really got to be "into it" to do something like that. Sounds like something I would do. Great job. The pictures are indeed sharp. -Kurt Horsley

Tyler,
What adapter did you use to connect the camera to the
scope? Was it a standard SCT T-adapter and Nikon T-ring?
R/
Chris

WOW!! You never cease to amaze me...Great shots. I'd love to use the 3rd image as wallpaper. Would you mind sending me
the full sized image?

Ernie