Open: Thursday, 10 April 2025, 1814 MST Temperature: 79°F

Session: 2088 Conditions: Clear

Equipment:
12" f/8 LX600 w/StarLock
2" 24mm UWA eyepiece
2" 50mm eyepiece
2" 30mm eyepiece

Camera:
iPhone 15 Pro Max

1822 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.

Viewed the Moon, 102X and 49X.

1827-1851 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench while waiting for the Moon to rise higher.

1851 MST: Sunset.

Mounted the iPhone 15 Pro Max on the 2" 50mm eyepiece using the 3-axis adapter.

1855 MST: Took this afocal 49X image of the Moon in the bright twilight sky using the Camera app (1X lens).

Viewed the Moon, 81X.

1902-1930 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench to watch the stars come out.

1935 MST: Back in the observatory. Dome OFF.

1935 MST: High Precision ON.

Slewed the 12" telescope to NGC3628 (Sarah's Galaxy). Asteroid 8 Flora was visiting Sarah's Galaxy this night. The galaxy was not visible in the bright moonlit sky, but the asteroid, Mag. +10.4, was easily seen, 81X. This chart from SkySafari 6 Pro shows how close the nearly full Moon was to Sarah's Galaxy.

Attached the LiDAR Cover on the iPhone and mounted the iPhone on the 30mm eyepiece.

1943 MST: StarLock ON.

1946 MST: Took a StarLock autoguided image of Asteroid 8 Flora and NGC3628 (Sarah's Galaxy) using the Camera app (Night Mode, 30 seconds, 1X lens).

1948-2036 MST: Relaxed on the observatory patio bench during the imaging interval delay.

2046 MST: Took the 2nd StarLock autoguided image of Asteroid 8 Flora and NGC3628 (Sarah's Galaxy) using the Camera app (Night Mode, 30 seconds, 1X lens).

The images were highly processed to bring out some of Sarah's Galaxy that would otherwise have not been visible in the bright moonlit sky.

2047 MST: StarLock OFF.

Viewed Asteroid 8 Flora, 102X. NGC3628 (Sarah's Galaxy) was not visible due to the bright Moon being nearby.

2052 MST: LX600 OFF.

2057 MST: Dome ON.

Close: Thursday, 10 April 2025, 2106 MST Temperature: 66°F

Session Length: 2h 52m Conditions: Clear

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