Open: Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 1822 MST Temperature: 85°F

Session: 1888 Conditions: Clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 5.5mm 100° eyepiece
2" VPF1 filter

Camera:
iPhone 13 Pro Max
D850 DSLR

1829 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X and 443X + VPF1 filter.

Mounted the iPhone 13 Pro Max on the 5.5mm eyepiece + VPF1 using the Levenhuk adapter. Took this afocal 443X image of Venus using NightCap Camera (ISO 21, 1/150sec, 3X lens).

Did an afocal 443X + VPF1 filter 10 seconds video recording (30 fps) using NightCap Camera (3X lens). This is a stack of 305 video frames.

1900 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench.

1928 MST: Back in the observatory. Viewed Venus, 443X + VPF1 and 102X. Then prepared the D850 DSLR for later imaging.

1935 MST: Sunset.

1939 MST: Back on the bench to watch the stars come out.

2030 MST: Back inside the observatory. Took a final look at Venus, 102X.

Mounted the D850 DSLR at prime focus, focused on the star Spica, and locked the 12" primary mirror.

2038 MST: High Precision ON.

Slewed to NGC4085 (galaxy), which would be the first Herschel 400 imaging target for the night.

2042 MST: StarLock ON.

Imaged these Herschel 400 galaxies, StarLock autoguided, 5 minutes, ISO 3200.

NGC4085 (galaxy)


NGC4088 (galaxy)


NGC4102 (galaxy)


NGC4111 (galaxy)


NGC4143 (galaxy)


NGC4151 (galaxy)

2157 MST: StarLock OFF.

2204 MST: Began observing more Herschel 400 galaxies, 102X: NGC4203, NGC4214, NGC4216, NGC4245, NGC4251, NGC4258 (M106), NGC4261, NGC4273, NGC4274, NGC4278, NGC4281, and NGC4293.

2232 MST: LX600 OFF.

2236 MST: Took this handheld iPhone 13 Pro Max photo of the Milky Way with the constellations of Sagittarius (the "teapot") at left and Scorpius (center) using the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

2244 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading and reported the result to Globe at Night.

Close: Tuesday, 13 June 2023, 2247 MST Temperature: 64°F

Session Length: 4h 25m Conditions: Clear, SQM 21.16

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