Cloudy skies returned on Thursday, 21 November 2024, but the sky was clear after sunset.

Open: Thursday, 21 November 2024, 1827 MST Temperature: 68°F

Session: 2040 Conditions: Clear

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

Camera:
D850 DSLR

Prepared D850 DSLR for imaging.

1836 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision ON.

Mounted camera at prime focus + focus reducer, focused on Altair, locked the primary mirror, and slewed to the first imaging target.

1848 MST: StarLock ON.

Took the following StarLock autoguided images of Barnard Objects (dark nebulae), 30 seconds, ISO 6400. Pointing was a little off on several images. I hope to address that error on the next session. Thin clouds in much of the sky hampered imaging.

1934 MST: StarLock OFF.

Observed (or tried to) the following Barnard Objects, 102X: B195, B156, B157, B196, B364, B365, B158, B160, B159, B161, B199, B366, B162, B197, and B163.

Observed Saturn, then Jupiter, 102X.

2028 MST: LX600 OFF.

Close: Thursday, 21 November 2024, 2039 MST Temperature: 55°F

Session Length: 2h 12m Conditions: Cloudy

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