Open: Thursday, 30 May 2024, 1900 MST Temperature: 82°F

Session: 1977 Conditions: Clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 30mm eyepiece
12x50 binoculars
1.25" 15mm eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1910 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench.

1928 MST: Sunset.

2026 MST: The International Space Station (ISS) passing over Cassiopeia Observatory. Taken using NightCap Camera (ISS Mode, 0.5X lens) with the iPhone 15 Pro Max mounted on a camera tripod.

2030 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision ON.

Viewed M83 (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy), 102X and 81X.

2036-2054 MST: Relaxed on the bench while waiting for the sky to get darker.

Attached the LiDAR Cover on the iPhone and mounted the iPhone on the 2" 30mm eyepiece using the 3-axis adapter.

2100 MST: StarLock ON.

M83 (Southern Pinwheel Galaxy), StarLock autoguided, afocal 81X, Camera app (Night Mode, 30 seconds, 1X lens).

2102 MST: StarLock OFF.

Viewed M57 (Ring Nebula), 81X.

2107-2137 MST: Relaxed on the bench while waiting for M57 to rise higher in the eastern sky. Did some observing using 12x50 binoculars, notably Epsilon Corona Borealis to check the location of the possible T CrB nova sometime this year, M13 (Great Globular Cluster in Hercules), M57 (Ring Nebula), and M4 (globular cluster).

Viewed M4 (globular cluster), 81X. Mounted the iPhone on the 30mm eyepiece.

2144 MST: StarLock ON.

Took these StarLock autoguided images using the iPhone Camera app (Night Mode, 30 seconds, 1X lens.

M4 (globular cluster), 81X


M57 (Ring Nebula), 81X


M57 (Ring Nebula), 163X

2205 MST: StarLock OFF.

Viewed M57 (Ring Nebula), 163X and 102X.

2209 MST: LX600 OFF.

2224 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading and reported the result to Globe at Night.

Close: Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2228 MST Temperature: 70°F

Session Length: 3h 28m Conditions: Mostly clear, SQM 21.03

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