The latest adventure of the crazy camera looks to the sky.
Musician and retro tech fan Chris Graue made headlines last month after using a Game Boy camera to take a photo of Jupiter. Obviously, a Game Boy camera alone isn’t capable of achieving that kind of range. He and some colleagues connected the new camera to the eyepiece of Mount Wilson Observatory’s Hooker Telescope using a 3D-printed adapter. Now Graue has released the schematics for the adapter, meaning anyone can print theirs for free. He also released a short tutorial video about it.
Do you remember my Game Boy telescope camera with which I took a photo of Jupiter? Now you can too. I make the 3D printable lens adapter available for free
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– Chris Graue {Lo(u)ser} (@chrisgraue.com) 2026-07-08T18:21:33.018Z
In his own words, the adapter is “a tube that fits under pressure inside a standard 1.25-inch eyepiece for telescopes.” So you may not have access to a telescope powerful enough to see Jupiter, but you can still use it to take nice photos with the Game Boy Camera.
If space isn’t your issue, there are plenty of other creative things that modders and DIYers have done with their Game Boy cameras over the years. We’ve seen them become mirrorless cameras, webcams, and telephoto lenses.
