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Two more Globular Clusters

Posted: 11 November 2026

Open: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 1804 MST
Temperature: 72°F
Session: 2163
Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
D850 DSLR

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

Prepared D850 DSLR for imaging. Mounted camera at prime focus, focused on the star Altair, and locked the mirror.

1830 MST: Wi-Fi ON.

Using Skysafari 7 Pro on an iPhone, slewed to the first imaging target.

1833 MST: StarLock ON.

Imaged these Milky Way globular clusters, StarLock autoguided, ISO 6400, 1 and 3 minutes, respectively.

Palomar 12
photo

Palomar 13
photo

1912 MST: StarLock OFF, Wi-Fi OFF.

Observed NGC7492 (globular cluster), 102X.

1921 MST: LX600 OFF.

1927 MST: Took a Sky Quality reading and reported the result to Globe at Night.

Close: Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 1931 MST
Temperature: 61°F
Session Length: 1h 27m
Conditions: Clear, SQM 20.80


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