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Stephen Strum

Aug 221 min read

Magic Binoculars

If you want wide field views of the night sky and you like to build things, the Magic binocular telescope from Analog Sky might be a...

Stephen Strum

Mar 281 min read

The 2024 Total Eclipse vs Clouds

The video at the bottom of the post looks at historical cloud cover trends for April 8th and some sources for cloud forecast data. LINKS:...

Stephen Strum

Nov 6, 20231 min read

November 2023 Jupiter Imagery

I was able to finally get out and capture some imagery of Jupiter around 3:00 UTC on the 6th of November, 2023. Seeing was above average...

Incredibly Easy to Use Sun Tracking Mount

Stephen Strum

Aug 25, 20232 min read

Incredibly Easy to Use Sun Tracking Mount

I was lucky enough to find one of these great sun tracking mounts recently on Amazon (https://amzn.to/45LZomL) but at the time of this...

Easier SCT Focusing with the Celestron Motorized Focuser

Stephen Strum

Nov 14, 20221 min read

Easier SCT Focusing with the Celestron Motorized Focuser

In the video below I take a look at the Celestron Motorized Focuser. This focuser makes it much easier to focus my Celestron 8" SCT on a...

Correcting Field Rotation in Planetary Animations

Stephen Strum

Oct 26, 20221 min read

Correcting Field Rotation in Planetary Animations

I put together a video on how you can correct field rotation in planetary animations to get a perfectly smooth final result like the one...

Stephen Strum

Oct 12, 20222 min read

2022 Jupiter Imagery

So far in 2022, all my planetary imaging has once again been with my Celestron 8" EdgeHD SCT on a Celestron Evolution mount. I've mostly...

Stephen Strum

Aug 16, 20222 min read

2022 Saturn Imagery

The following are all my Saturn images for the 2022 imaging season. August 14, 2022 I was able to image Saturn and several moons on the...

Find Objects in the Night Sky with a Planisphere

Stephen Strum

Aug 11, 20221 min read

Find Objects in the Night Sky with a Planisphere

While a number of great planetarium applications are available for your phone, tablet, or computer, and are a better option for finding...

Stephen Strum

Aug 5, 20221 min read

Parade of Planets

I was able to image all but two of the planets on the morning of June 23, 2022. I started out imaging Saturn, then I tried to image...

Stephen Strum

Jul 23, 20221 min read

2022 Mars Imagery

2022 is another Mars opposition year, but one that won't be as good as the last two oppositions in 2020 and 2018 in terms of the maximum...

Stephen Strum

Apr 28, 20221 min read

Solar Imagery

I've captured images of the sun a number of times, but I don't think I've posted any of those here. So, this page will be a collection of...

Stephen Strum

Apr 27, 20225 min read

Observing the Sun in White Light

White imaging the sun with a dedicated hydrogen alpha telescope can produce spectacular images, viewing or imaging the sun in white light...

Stephen Strum

Apr 27, 20222 min read

Solar Eclipses on Mars

The Perseverance rover on Mars recently captured some high resolution imagery of a solar eclipse as the moon Phobos passed in front of...

My 2021 Best Planetary and Deep Sky Images

Stephen Strum

Dec 6, 20211 min read

My 2021 Best Planetary and Deep Sky Images

2021 wasn't a great year for being able to spend a lot of time with my telescopes given crazy work demands, but I was still able to...

Stephen Strum

Nov 25, 20217 min read

Great Science and Science Fiction Books

Ideas for your holiday shopping list Here is an overview of my favorite science and science fiction books I've recently read. Some of...

Four Upgrades for Your Unistellar Telescope

Stephen Strum

Nov 6, 20212 min read

Four Upgrades for Your Unistellar Telescope

Add a dew shield, solar filter, light pollution filter, and finder to your eVscope! In the video below I look at four upgrades you might...

Stephen Strum

Oct 18, 20214 min read

Deep Sky Imagery from the eVscope

This is a growing collection of images that I've taken with my Unistellar eVscope. You can see my review on the telescope by clicking...

Stephen Strum

Aug 29, 20212 min read

2021 Saturn Imagery

August 29, 2021 Another evening of pretty good seeing, but not quite as good as on August 21st. A few of Saturn's moons are also visible...

Stephen Strum

Aug 29, 20212 min read

2021 Jupiter Imagery

August 29, 2021 Another evening of good seeing allowed me to capture a couple of good images of Jupiter. The first one below also shows...

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