Open: Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 1818 MST Temperature: 92°F

Session: 1107 Conditions: Mostly clear, breezy

Equipment Used:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 30mm eyepiece
2" 9mm 100° eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 6s Plus

1824 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Due to approaching clouds from the west I moved the dome OFF onto the PZT to be able to view the First Quarter Moon near the Zenith.

1830 MST: viewed the Moon, 102X. Pretty sight against the blue sky about 30 minutes before sunset. Mounted the iPhone 6s Plus on a 2" 30mm eyepiece (81X) using the Levenhuk adapter.

The Moon, afocal 81X, NightCap app (ISO 25, 1/800sec):

This is how the Moon looked on the Apple Watch:

Then did some lunar observing, 271X. The lunar polar regions were good sights this night. I would image them, clouds permitting, once the sky was darker.

Stepped outside of the observatory for this photograph of the western sky and observatory as the sun was setting:

1910 MST: sunset. Calm now. Took this iPhone vertical panoramic photograph showing the western sky and the Moon (upper left corner) almost straight up:

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Returned to the 12" telescope and mounted the iPhone on the 9mm eyepiece using the adapter for these NightCap app afocal 271X images, ISO 25, 1/100sec and 1/200sec, respectively:

North Pole Region


South Pole Region

1922 MST: ended imaging. Did some more lunar observing, 271X.

1927 MST: due to the clouds began closing up for the night. Dome ON. 1932 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Tuesday, 2 May 2017, 1943 MST Temperature: 75°F

Session Length: 1h 25m Conditions: Partly cloudy

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