Tried that. No luck. The only way I can get a clear picture is with a lens. I bought a extension tube that a eye piece sits in and the image comes from the eye piece. eye piece on Amazon
After some research on phone/camera adapters, I found out that those basic phone adapters lack some adjustment capabilities and may not be easy to use. I'm now looking into camera adapters (like this one) which I think is a better option, and more future-proof if I decided to invest in a telescope camera down the road.
The problem is, all of these camera adapters come with an eyepiece tube that holds an eyepiece up to 1.5" in diameter. Does that sound big enough for most eyepieces?