He Photographed Jupiter with a Game Boy Camera: Now the Project is for Everyone

Photographing Jupiter with a Game Boy camera sounds like a provocation, but it actually happened. Last month, musician and vintage technology enthusiast Chris Graue shared a shot of the gas giant taken with the Game Boy Camera, the small peripheral that nostalgic fans still hold dear. Now, Graue has taken a further step: he has released the projects for the adapter that made this feat possible for free, so that anyone can 3D print it and give it a try.

By itself, of course, the Game Boy Camera does not have the range to reach so far. Graue and some collaborators connected it to the eyepiece of the Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory using a 3D printed adapter. It is precisely that piece that is now available for everyone: in Graue's own words, it is "a tube that snaps into a standard 1.25-inch eyepiece for telescopes."

Remember my Game Boy Camera Telescope I took a picture of Jupiter with? Now you can too. I'm making the 3d printable lens adapter available for free youtube.com/shorts/irHY8... — Chris Graue {Lo(u)ser} (@chrisgraue.com) 8 July 2026, 20:21

Anyone without a telescope powerful enough to capture Jupiter won’t be left empty-handed either: the same adapter allows the use of any compatible eyepiece, enabling curious shots with the Game Boy Camera. Along with the files, Graue has also published a short video guide showing the assembly.

Over the years, modders and DIY enthusiasts have subjected the little toy camera to all sorts of tricks: they have transformed it into a mirrorless camera, a webcam, and even a telephoto lens. The conquest of Jupiter, this time with step-by-step instructions to replicate it, adds to an already long list.