Open: Saturday, 14 December 2019, 1733 MST Temperature: 60°F

Session: 1414 Conditions: Mostly clear, windy

Equipment: Camera:
iPhone 11 Pro Max

I had planned to use another of my older telescopes this night but it was too windy. I did set up a camera tripod with the Levenhuk Smartphone Adapter on the observatory patio so that I could photograph a low elevation pass of the International Space Station (ISS) using the iOS app NightCap Camera.

Just prior to the ISS pass starting I decided to move the tripod and iPhone to the northwest of the observatory to capture the Space Station over the observatory dome. I took this photo using NightCap Camera (ISO 1000, 1/2sec, 1X lens) showing Venus and Saturn just above the dome.

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Shortly after the ISS became visible in the western sky I started the NightCap Camera "ISS mode" for this photo (ISO 1600, 1 second exposures, 132 seconds duration, 1X lens). Stars and the planets are trailed since I did not use a tracking mount. The ISS was moving to the left in the photo (West to South).

Due to the wind I ended the session.

Close: Saturday, 14 December 2019, 1826 MST Temperature: 56°F

Session Length: 0h 53m Conditions: Mostly clear, windy

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