Open: Friday, 8 November 2024, 1807 MST Temperature: 62°F

Session: 2031 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
D850 DSLR
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1813 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X.

Viewed the Moon, 102X.

Prepared the D850 DSLR for imaging and mounted the camera at prime focus + focal reducer. Locked the telescope primary mirror.

Took this images of the Moon (1/250sec, ISO 200) and Earthshine (1/4sec, ISO 1600).

The Double Cluster was nicely visible in the moonlit sky.

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Slewed the 12" telescope to the Double Cluster (NGC869 and NGC884).

1844 MST: StarLock ON.

Took this StarLock autoguided image of the Double Cluster, prime focus + focal reducer, 30 seconds, ISO 1600, White Balance Auto.

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1849 MST: StarLock OFF.

Viewed Saturn, 102X.

1859 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Friday, 8 November 2024, 1906 MST Temperature: 51°F

Session Length: 0h 59m Conditions: Clear

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