Open: Thursday, 14 November 2024, 1752 MST Temperature: 80°F

Session: 2036 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
D850 DSLR
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1757 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed the planet Venus, 102X.

Viewed the planet Saturn, 102X.

Viewed the nearly full Moon, one day prior to being 100% illuminated, 102X. A very slight terminator was visible.

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

The Moon, 1/320sec, ISO 100, White Balance Auto, highly saturated in post-processing to show the mineral colors on the surface of the Moon.

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I then projected the 102X magnified Moon onto the observatory dome and took this handheld iPhone 15 Pro Max photograph (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens.

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The view from inside the observatory of the 12" LX600 telescope pointed at the bright Moon. iPhone photo (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 0.5X lens).

1835 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Thursday, 14 November 2024, 1843 MST Temperature: 68°F

Session Length: 0h 43m Conditions: Clear

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