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Stephen Strum

Aug 21, 2021
2 min

Lunar Imagery

June 23, 2022 After imaging several planets on June 23, 2022 (you can see those here: https://www.earthtospacescience.com/post/parade-of-...

Stephen Strum

Aug 18, 2021
2 min

ISS Transits the Sun

I've tried to image the ISS a couple of times before, but with limited luck. I tried again on Tuesday, August 10th when the ISS would be...

Stephen Strum

Aug 18, 2021
1 min

Planetary Imaging from Start to Finish

I put out a new YouTube video showing my entire planetary imaging process from start to finish. A look at what cameras I use, how I...

Stephen Strum

Jun 17, 2021
20 min

The Unistellar eVscope

In this post, we are going to take a look at the Unistellar eVscope. A 450mm focal length, 114mm aperture digital telescope that is fun...

A Look at Jupiter and Saturn in the Televue 60 Refractor

Stephen Strum

Jun 15, 2021
2 min

A Look at Jupiter and Saturn in the Televue 60 Refractor

I recently took the Televue 60 refractor on a vacation to Florida, and decided to do a quick imaging session one morning to capture...

How to Mount a Tele Vue 60 Refractor on an SCT Telescope

Stephen Strum

Jun 1, 2021
1 min

How to Mount a Tele Vue 60 Refractor on an SCT Telescope

Here is a video where I show a few options for mounting a Tele Vue 60 refractor onto an SCT telescope. You can use the TV 60 as a super...

Stephen Strum

Jun 1, 2021
1 min

A Look at the Tele Vue 60 Apo Refractor

Here is a video review of the Tele Vue 60, a 60mm aperture, 360mm focal length apochromatic refractor. The Tele Vue 60 can serve as a...

Stephen Strum

Feb 23, 2021
3 min

Perseverance Lands on Mars

NASA released some stunning new imagery and video of Perseverance's recent landing on Mars. That video is embedded later in this post,...

Stephen Strum

Jan 9, 2021
1 min

All the Phases of the Moon in 2021

The video below shows all the phases of the moon during 2021 including the position and tilt of the moon, and distance from earth. This...

Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction December 2020

Stephen Strum

Dec 18, 2020
1 min

Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction December 2020

Here are the images I was able to obtain of the December 200 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. I'll be adding images as I'm able to take...

Stephen Strum

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Solar Eclipse from Space

GOES 16 Satellite imagery of the shadow of the moon passing across South America during the December 14, 2020, total solar eclipse. A...

Stephen Strum

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Arecibo Telescope Collapse

Some pictures and video of the Arecibo telescope collapse on December 1, 2020. The image above taken while the telescope was in...

Stephen Strum

Oct 17, 2020
1 min

Celestron C90 vs C8 EdgeHD on Mars

I made a short video comparing Mars through a Celestron C90 and a Celestron 8" EdgeHD. The C8 of course produces a better image as you...

Stephen Strum

Oct 11, 2020
3 min

2020 Mars Imagery

October 10, 2020 The best seeing I've had here for a few weeks. I was able to take video on Mars for about 40 minutes on Friday night,...

Stephen Strum

Oct 8, 2020
4 min

2020 Jupiter Imagery

October 5, 2020 Poor seeing this evening, but the Great Red Spot was visible so tried some imaging anyway. Seeing conditions should be a...

Stephen Strum

Oct 8, 2020
2 min

2020 Saturn Imagery

October 8, 2020 Average seeing this evening, though probably above average for October. Seeing conditions should be a little better the...

Celestron NexStar Evolution 8" EdgeHD with StarSense

Stephen Strum

Oct 1, 2020
4 min

Celestron NexStar Evolution 8" EdgeHD with StarSense

I purchased the telescope from Highpoint Scientific during spring 2020 when this package was on sale for $300 off. The telescope arrived...

Stephen Strum

Aug 20, 2020
2 min

Image Capture Length on Jupiter

How long a video of Jupiter can you stack in AutoStakkert without smearing details? After trying out different combinations of shutter...

Gain vs Shutter Speed when Imaging Jupiter

Stephen Strum

Aug 19, 2020
2 min

Gain vs Shutter Speed when Imaging Jupiter

A comparison between four different combinations of gain and shutter speed when imaging Jupiter. Since I obtained my ZWO ASI224MC imaging...

Stephen Strum

Aug 9, 2020
2 min

The Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid meteor shower will peak on the nights of August 11, 12, 13 during 2020. A Perseid meteor over Washington, DC. Image Credit:...

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