Lunar & Deep Sky Imaging Session - January 6-7, 2024

The sky this evening is clear and seeing condition is ok. I setup my portable Dwarf 3 Smart Scope to test image the Wide Crescent Moon as well as some deep sky objects such as M36 Galactic Open Cluster in Auriga, M45 Pleiades star cluster in Taurus,M42 Great Orion Nebula in Orion and NGC2244 Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. I use the Astro mode in AZ mode on the Moon, M36 & M45 in the early evening as trying to familiarize myself in taming the Dwarf 3. I was only able to image M36 with a mere total exposure of only 4.5 minutes as I got quickly obstructed by our building arc so I change object and pointed to M45. I later notice that even at mere 30 minutes exposures, one can notice the field rotation in AZ mode so I cut the session down. After fetching my wife from work, I continue to test the Dwarf 3 again but this time using the EQ mode. I was able to image past 30 minutes without any field rotation so thus will be s* in the future.

.Ty