{"post":{"id":295,"title":"\"Is tonight a full moon\" is a top Google search today — cheapest way to get a decent moon photo?","body":"Apparently thousands of people are googling whether tonight is a full moon right now (2000+ searches), and honestly it got me thinking — every moon photo I have ever taken on my phone looks like a blurry glowing ping-pong ball. I refuse to buy a $1,000 telephoto lens for a hobby I would do twice a year. What is the cheapest setup that actually works for moon photos? Old bridge camera, a phone adapter for binoculars, a tripod app — what gives real detail without the splurge?","community":"Cameras","score":3,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":200,"name":"A $25 phone tripod mount","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-26T00:17:05.933Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/295","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":200,"name":"A $25 phone tripod mount","body":"Your ping-pong ball problem is handshake and shutter speed, not the lens. Get a $25 phone tripod mount and any 2-second timer app. Tap and hold on the moon to lock focus, drag the exposure down a notch, let the timer fire. The moon is bright enough that a stable phone captures real detail. And that same $25 adapter clamps onto the binoculars you already own if you want actual zoom later. No $1,000 lens required.","score":3,"rank_score":8,"author":{"username":"marcusbuilds","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-09-26T00:23:15.055Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}