Friday, 1 November 2024, I provided telescope support (three telescopes, actually) at a charity fundraising star party.

Saturday, 2 November, clouds appeared and with rain in the forecast, I put the Dome Cover ON. On Sunday, 3 November, the rain arrived (1.49"). The sky cleared Monday morning, 4 November, so I removed the Dome Cover. The sky became partly cloudy in the afternoon but cleared that night.

Open: Monday, 4 November 2024, 2134 MST Temperature: 48°F

Session: 2028 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max

2140 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision ON.

Viewed Saturn, 102X.

Observed, or tried to, the following Barnard Objects (dark nebulae), 102X: B144, B145, B146, B147, B342, B343, B344, B345, B346, B347, B348, B148, B349, B149, B350, and B150.

Current status of my Barnard Objects Project.

Viewed M1 (Crab Nebula), 102X.

Viewed Jupiter and the four Galilean Moons, 102X.

2225 MST: Took this handheld iPhone 15 Pro Max afocal 102X image of Jupiter and the moons using NightCap Camera (ISO 5000, 1/70sec, 1X lens).

Mouseover or tap on image for moon names

A view of the eastern sky from inside the observatory. Jupiter is at the center and the Pleiades (M45) at the top. The edge of the observatory dome is at the upper left. Taken with the iPhone 15 Pro Max Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens, handheld).

2230 MST: LX600 OFF.

2239 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading.

Close: Monday, 4 November 2024, 2241 MST Temperature: 43°F

Session Length: 1h 07m Conditions: Clear, SQM 20.97

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