Saturday, 18 May 2024, I turned the observatory Air Conditioner ON for the first time this year. Arizona Summer is coming!

Open: Saturday, 18 May 2024, 1811 MST Temperature: 80°F

Session: 1970 Conditions: Clear, breezy

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 14mm 100° eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1817 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed the waxing gibbous Moon, 102X and 174X. The entire illuminated Moon was visible in the 2" 14mm 100° eyepiece field-of-view. Impressive view at 174X!

1824 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench.

1833 MST: iPhone 15 Pro Max photo taken with the Camera app (5X lens).

1921 MST: Sunset. Still breezy.

Viewed the Moon, 174X.

1926 MST: Took this handheld iPhone afocal 174X image of the Moon using the NightCap Camera app (B&W, ISO 32, 1/1400sec). I used the 0.5X Ultra Wide Angle lens in order to capture the entire 100° apparent field-of-view.

1932 MST: Back to relaxing on the bench while waiting for the sky to get darker.

1945 MST: The breezes calmed down. Viewed the Moon, 174X and 102X.

1948 MST: Handheld photograph of the Moon projected onto the observatory dome, 102X. Taken with the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

Viewed the Moon, 174X. Then took this handheld photograph of the Moon projected onto the observatory dome, 174X. Taken with the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

Viewed the Moon, 174X and 102X. Another handheld photograph of the Moon, afocal 102X. Taken with the Camera app (1X lens).

2011 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Saturday, 18 May 2024, 2020 MST Temperature: 74°F

Session Length: 2h 09m Conditions: Clear

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