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Stephen Strum

Aug 5, 20201 min read

Starship Hops!

SpaceX was finally able to hop their Starship prototype SN5 (serial number 5) yesterday, August 4th to 150 meters. Check out the video...

Celestron C90: Is it something for nothing?

Stephen Strum

Aug 2, 20208 min read

Celestron C90: Is it something for nothing?

The Celestron C90 gives you nice optics for the price in a small and very portable package, but additional accessories are needed in...

Stephen Strum

Aug 1, 20201 min read

First Attempt at IR Imaging

On the evening of July 31st, 2020 I tried imaging in IR for the first time. I used an ASI290MM camera with a Televue 2.5x Powermate along...

Stephen Strum

Jul 20, 20201 min read

Jupiter Animation 19-July-2020

Below is a 16 image loop of Jupiter taken early on July 19, 2020, with my Celestron 8" EdgeHD telescope on a Nexstar Evolution mount. I...

Stephen Strum

Jul 8, 20201 min read

2018 Mars Imagery

October 6, 2018 I only made one attempt at imaging Mars during 2018. The two images below are from the same data set but with different...

Stephen Strum

Jul 8, 20202 min read

2018-2019 Saturn Imagery

The following are a selection of images I've taken from most recent to oldest for the years 2018 and 2019. All planetary images are taken...

Stephen Strum

Jul 7, 20201 min read

Imagery from Mars

I put together a video with a collection of panoramic images taken by the Mars Curiosity Rover between the time it landed on Mars in 2012...

Stephen Strum

Jul 5, 20202 min read

2019 Jupiter Imagery

I decided to move all my imagery for each year for each planet into a single blog post for that year. Here are the Jupiter images from...

Stephen Strum

Jun 30, 20201 min read

A 10-Year Animation of the Sun

I edited the recently released 10-year solar animation released by NASA SDO. The original hour-long animation (each day lasts one second)...

Stephen Strum

Jun 28, 20202 min read

Celestron C90 Imaging Challenge

Yes, you can do planetary imaging with a small telescope. On Friday, June 26, 2020, I decided to challenge myself and see what I could do...

Stephen Strum

Jun 2, 20202 min read

The Baader Flip Mirror II Diagonal

I recently purchased the new Baader Flip Mirror II diagonal. So far, I love using this diagonal. It makes my planetary photography much...

Add a Panhandle to Your Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount

Stephen Strum

Apr 27, 20202 min read

Add a Panhandle to Your Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount

I've used an Explore Scientific Twilight I mount as my grab and go telescope mount for a couple of years now and love using the mount....

Turning the Great Orion Nebula into a Heart for Valentine’s Day

Stephen Strum

Feb 14, 20201 min read

Turning the Great Orion Nebula into a Heart for Valentine’s Day

While visiting my wife’s parents I decided to do a little astrophotography with my iPhone XR and Televue Ranger refractor. By chance, I...

Stephen Strum

Aug 2, 20192 min read

Eclipse on Jupiter: Io Shadow Transit

On the evening of July 27, 2019 I was able to capture a shadow transit on Jupiter, which is shown in the animated gif above. One of...

Stephen Strum

Aug 2, 20192 min read

Animating Jupiter

My first attempt at producing an animation of Jupiter.

The July 2019 Total Solar Eclipse from Space

Stephen Strum

Jul 3, 20192 min read

The July 2019 Total Solar Eclipse from Space

Satellite images of the July 2019 total solar eclipse.

What Jupiter and Saturn look like through a 6" Telescope

Stephen Strum

Jun 30, 20192 min read

What Jupiter and Saturn look like through a 6" Telescope

A fairly inexpensive 6" telescope can produce nice views of the planets. Add a basic DSLR camera and you can produce detailed imagery.

Stephen Strum

Apr 5, 20192 min read

Solar Eclipses on Mars

Earth isn't the only place in the solar system where solar eclipses occur. They are quite common on Jupiter, and Mars has them as well....

Stephen Strum

Feb 21, 20193 min read

Are all these super moons unusual?

#supermoon Each of the first three months of 2019 will see a so-called "super moon," with the full moon being larger than average in...

Quick Review of the Stellarvue 50mm Little Rascal

Stephen Strum

Feb 18, 20193 min read

Quick Review of the Stellarvue 50mm Little Rascal

I picked up the Little Rascal right before the solar eclipse in 2017. While I already had a bunch of gear ready to go for the trip to...

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