Open: Friday, 15 November 2024, 1811 MST Temperature: 66°F

Session: 2037 Conditions: Mostly clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 30mm eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1815 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X.

Viewed Saturn, 102X.

Viewed Neptune, 102X.

1822 MST: Viewed the Perigee Moon, just past Full, through tree limbs, 102X. A very slight terminator was visible. The Moon had been precisely Full at 1427 MST.

1837 MST: The Moon was now above the tree. The view of the Moon, 102X, was much better.

1848 MST: Took this handheld iPhone 15 Pro Max photograph of the Moon projected onto the observatory dome. The planet Venus is just right of the dome. Used the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

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1855 MST: Handheld iPhone 15 Pro Max photograph of the Moon projected onto the observatory dome. The planet Saturn is high above the dome. Used the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 1X lens).

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I then viewed the Moon, 81X.

Attached the LiDAR Cover on the iPhone and mounted the iPhone on the 30mm eyepiece using the 3-axis adapter. Took this afocal 81X image of the Perigee Full Moon using the Camera app (1X lens).

1914 MST: LX600 OFF.

1931 MST: With rain the forecast, I put the Dome Cover ON.

Close: Friday, 15 November 2024, 1934 MST Temperature: 50°F

Session Length: 1h 23m Conditions: Mostly clear

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