When I arrived at Cassiopeia Observatory Tuesday evening, 12 November 2024, I took this iPhone 15 Pro Max photograph of the observatory with the planet Venus near the center.

Open: Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 1805 MST Temperature: 65°F

Session: 2034 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max
D850 DSLR

1809 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X.

Viewed Saturn, 102X.

Viewed the waxing gibbous Moon, 102X.

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

The Moon, 1/250sec, ISO 100.

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I then did some lunar observing using the 8-24mm zoom eyepiece (305X to 102X).

Just before ending the session I used the 2" 24mm eyepiece (102X) to project the Moon onto the observatory dome, as seen in this handheld iPhone 15 Pro Max photo (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

1841 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 1848 MST Temperature: 57°F

Session Length: 0h 44m Conditions: Clear

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