Some three years ago, I had the exact same experience—except that it was a high-end telescope at the observatory, with an equatorial mount and all other gear.

Some three years ago, I had the exact same experience—except that it was a high-end telescope at the observatory, with an equatorial mount and all other gear. I was mesmerized enough that I did a silly thing: pointed my Nexus 5's camera towards the telescope's eye piece to capture a hint of the Saturn. And ever since it's been my phone's wallpaper. That's[1] the result. It's an understatement to say "it's nowhere near as sharp", but you can clearly see the shape of the rings there. Another favourite of mine is the stunning blue-gold double star, Albireo[2]. Both the smaller blue star and the larger gold star are very distinct. Absolutely recommend it. [1] http://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/Saturn_through_Nexus_5.jpg http://kashyapc.fedorapeople.org/Saturn_through_Nexus_5.jpg [2] https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/albireo-finest-double-star https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/albireo-finest-double-s...