Tuesday, 5 November 2024, was clear until sunset approached when clouds arrived. The sky cleared as sunset approached on Wednesday, 6 November.

Open: Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 1838 MST Temperature: 53°F

Session: 2029 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max
D850 DSLR

1842 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Saturn, 102X and 443X. Did some iPhone imaging of Saturn, but nothing was very good. Then viewed Neptune, 102X and 443X.

Viewed the Moon, 102X. Earthshine was visible.

Attached the LiDAR Cover on the iPhone 15 Pro Max and took these handheld iPhone afocal 102X images.

Camera app (1X lens)


NightCap Camera app (ISO 55, 1 second, 1X lens)

1924 MST: High Precision ON.

Slewed to the first Barnard Object I hoped to image this session, if the Moon was not too bright. Then prepared the D850 DSLR for imaging and mounted it at prime focus + focal reducer, focused on the star Altair, and locked the 12" telescope mirror. Slewed back to the Barnard Object.

1939 MST: StarLock ON.

Barnard Objects (dark nebulae), StarLock autoguided, 30 seconds, ISO 6400.

Rotated the camera 90°, refocused on Altair, locked the mirror, and slewed to Barnard E (B142 and B143). This is a StarLock autoguided image, 30 seconds, ISO 6400.

2022 MST: StarLock OFF.

2032 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 2042 MST Temperature: 41°F

Session Length: 2h 04m Conditions: Clear

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