Open: Sunday, 20 October 2019, 1936 MST Temperature: 69°F

Session: 1399 Conditions: Clear

Equipment Used:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
1.25" 15mm eyepiece
2" 30mm eyepiece
2" 50mm eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 11 Pro Max

1942 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

1945 MST: viewed M55 (globular cluster), 102X and 163X.

Locked mirror. Mounted iPhone 11 Pro Max on the 15mm eyepiece using the Levenhuk adapter.

1957 MST: StarLock ON, High Precision ON.

Imaged the following using the iPhone and the iOS app NightCap Camera, afocal 163X.

M55 (globular cluster, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)


M2 (globular cluster, ISO 6400, 1sec, 1 minute)


M30 (globular cluster, ISO 12500, 1sec, 5 seconds)

Switched to the 2" 30mm eyepiece for these afocal 81X images.

M39 (open cluster, ISO 6400, 1sec, 10 seconds)


M110 (galaxy, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)


M32 (galaxy, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)

Switched to a 2" 50mm eyepiece for these afocal 49X images.

M31 (Andromeda Galaxy, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)


M33 (Triangulum Galaxy, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)


M45 (Pleiades, ISO 12500, 1sec, 1 minute)

It is amazing that the iPhone was able to image a dust lane in the Andromeda Galaxy and some nebulosity in the Pleiades.

2115 MST: StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Ended imaging.

Viewed M45 (Pleiades), 49X and 102X.

2129 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Sunday, 20 October 2019, 2137 MST Temperature: 59°F

Session Length: 2h 01m Conditions: Clear

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