Clouds returned on Tuesday, 19 November 2024. The sky was clear on Wednesday, 20 November.

Open: Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 1805 MST Temperature: 70°F

Session: 2039 Conditions: Clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 50mm eyepiece
Focal reducer

Camera:
D850 DSLR

Prepared D850 DSLR for imaging.

1816 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed Venus, 102X.

Viewed Saturn, 102X.

Mounted the D850 DSLR camera at prime focus + focal reducer, focused on the star Altair, and locked the telescope mirror.

1828 MST: High Precision ON.

Slewed to the first imaging target.

1832 MST: StarLock ON.

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

I was glad that Barnard Object B356 turned out so well as I had been a member of the 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Myrtle Beach AFC, SC, 1974-77, when I was an Air Force A-7D pilot.

1909 MST: StarLock OFF.

I then observed, or attempted to, the following Barnard Objects (dark nebulae), 102X: B193, B359, B358, B360, B151, B190, B361, B152, B153, B154, B362, B363, B155, B191, B192, and B194.

This is the current status of my Barnard Objects Project.

1956 MST: High Precision OFF.

Viewed M45 (Pleiades), 102X and 49X.

Viewed Jupiter, 102X.

2008 MST: LX600 OFF.

2016 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading.

Close: Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2019 MST Temperature: 55°F

Session Length: 2h 14m Conditions: Clear, SQM 20.85

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