Open: Monday, 12 June 2023, 2004 MST Temperature: 76°F

Session: 1887 Conditions: Clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
Focal reducer

Camera:
iPhone 13 Pro Max
D850 DSLR

2009 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X.

Prepared the D850 DSLR for imaging Herschel 400 objects.

2019 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench to watch the stars come out. And came out, they did, as seen in this handheld iPhone 13 Pro Max photo taken with the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

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2037 MST: Back inside the observatory. Mounted the D850 DSLR at prime focus, focused on the star Regulus, and locked the telescope mirror.

2044 MST: High Precision ON.

Slewed to NGC4027 (galaxy) to begin imaging some Herschel 400 objects, StarLock autoguided, 5 minutes, ISO 3200.

2046 MST: StarLock ON.

NGC4027 (galaxy)


NGC4030 (galaxy)


NGC4038 (Antennae Galaxies)


NGC4147 (globular cluster)


NGC4150 (galaxy)


NGC4179 (galaxy)


NGC4026 (galaxy)


NGC4036 (galaxy)


NGC4041 (galaxy)


NGC4051 (galaxy)

2237 MST: Ended Herschel 400 imaging for this session. I then mounted the D850 DSLR at prime focus + focal reducer for an attempt at imaging IC4592 (the Blue Horsehead Nebula). A StarLock autoguided exposure of 5 minutes, ISO 6400, was unsuccessful at capturing the Blue Horsehead Nebula.

2257 MST: StarLock OFF.

2306 MST: LX600 OFF.

2317 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading and reported the result to Globe at Night.

2319 MST: Took this handheld iPhone 13 Pro Max photo of the observatory with the "W" of the constellation of Cassiopeia just to the right, Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

Close: Monday, 12 June 2023, 2321 MST Temperature: 65°F

Session Length: 3h 17m Conditions: Clear, SQM 21.08

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