Alexandre Polozoff
@alexandre-polozoff.bsky.social
Amateur radio @KA3BQE@mastodon.radio | Observatory Engineer @Downs Observatory | EC McLean County IL ARES | POTA activator and hunter | Retired IBM Master Inventor
"Having a moral backbone requires having the courage to be disliked."
"Having a moral backbone requires having the courage to be disliked."
Ribs in smoker
July 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ribs in smoker
This is just today's tomatoes!! Bountiful season so far. Compost was added over a week ago.
July 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is just today's tomatoes!! Bountiful season so far. Compost was added over a week ago.
I almost lost this photo when a corporation banned me. Natural curly locks! Judy who was a wonderful dog in Manchester England. If only I could transport back in time to that day. How different life was back then. So much hope for the future. Not like recent days.
June 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I almost lost this photo when a corporation banned me. Natural curly locks! Judy who was a wonderful dog in Manchester England. If only I could transport back in time to that day. How different life was back then. So much hope for the future. Not like recent days.
Go Pacers!!
June 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Go Pacers!!
You can barely see the foal in front of the doe which later hopped. Soybean field that is only 20-12 inches high. It is recent new born.
June 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
You can barely see the foal in front of the doe which later hopped. Soybean field that is only 20-12 inches high. It is recent new born.
New decanter of brandy and Burton Morris coasters FTW!
June 11, 2025 at 4:29 AM
New decanter of brandy and Burton Morris coasters FTW!
Calm before the storm comes in.
June 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Calm before the storm comes in.
New delivery of spices. One of the best sources of veggie bullion that actually has taste! Bullion not in the photos because these are the accoutrements that came for free. From my home city Pittsburgh, PA.
May 16, 2025 at 4:40 AM
New delivery of spices. One of the best sources of veggie bullion that actually has taste! Bullion not in the photos because these are the accoutrements that came for free. From my home city Pittsburgh, PA.
First tomatoes 🍅🍅 in central Illinois!!
May 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
First tomatoes 🍅🍅 in central Illinois!!
Focus with a Bathinov mask. Do not setup the telescope without one! This makes all the difference between a good night and useless data.
May 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Focus with a Bathinov mask. Do not setup the telescope without one! This makes all the difference between a good night and useless data.
M106 in the telescope's sights tonight! Meridian flip happened fairly early for this one (10pm) so figured you'd be interested in seeing the rig go through the flipping process (that can be taken out of context).
Sorry for the low res as bsky has a size limit on videos.
Sorry for the low res as bsky has a size limit on videos.
May 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
M106 in the telescope's sights tonight! Meridian flip happened fairly early for this one (10pm) so figured you'd be interested in seeing the rig go through the flipping process (that can be taken out of context).
Sorry for the low res as bsky has a size limit on videos.
Sorry for the low res as bsky has a size limit on videos.
Parking the telescope rig before bringing it inside. Clouds can equal rain.
May 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Parking the telescope rig before bringing it inside. Clouds can equal rain.
An exceptionally clear night and it isn't freezing outside! Astro rig is hard at work at a new deep sky object. I have focus. I have guiding (not great but I'll take it!). Will be interesting to see what I have to post process tomorrow.
May 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
An exceptionally clear night and it isn't freezing outside! Astro rig is hard at work at a new deep sky object. I have focus. I have guiding (not great but I'll take it!). Will be interesting to see what I have to post process tomorrow.
After a long slumber the beast is coming out of hibernation. Clouds forecasted for tonight but Tuesday night is a different story. Going to do the first test run of 2025 for SWAN25F comet near Alpheratz only recently discovered and may or may not survive the encounter with our sun.
April 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
After a long slumber the beast is coming out of hibernation. Clouds forecasted for tonight but Tuesday night is a different story. Going to do the first test run of 2025 for SWAN25F comet near Alpheratz only recently discovered and may or may not survive the encounter with our sun.
Cygnus wall in the North American nebula. Image taken in March 2023. Post processing in PixInsight by me. Equipment WO ZS105D scope to ASI533MC camera w/ guidescope, ASIAir and AM5.
March 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Cygnus wall in the North American nebula. Image taken in March 2023. Post processing in PixInsight by me. Equipment WO ZS105D scope to ASI533MC camera w/ guidescope, ASIAir and AM5.
Throwback to St. Patrick's day in 2010 in San Francisco. I ran into this pint of Guinness on the street. You can see I'm holding on for dear life so it can't get away!
March 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Throwback to St. Patrick's day in 2010 in San Francisco. I ran into this pint of Guinness on the street. You can see I'm holding on for dear life so it can't get away!
Steelhead trout prepped for the smoker in the morning.
March 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Steelhead trout prepped for the smoker in the morning.
After over a decade pause my first batch of home brewed beer bottled. Just dipping back into the hobby.
February 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
After over a decade pause my first batch of home brewed beer bottled. Just dipping back into the hobby.
Grilling lamb chops in a snowstorm. I'm available as a personal chef too!
February 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Grilling lamb chops in a snowstorm. I'm available as a personal chef too!
Beer fermentation in process!
February 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Beer fermentation in process!
Glad to see my Canadian brothers and sisters haven't lost their sense of humour throughout all this BS here in the states.
February 7, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Glad to see my Canadian brothers and sisters haven't lost their sense of humour throughout all this BS here in the states.
20 mins. Skyguider Pro, Fujiflim XT2 and Askar 200.
February 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
20 mins. Skyguider Pro, Fujiflim XT2 and Askar 200.
March 2023 timeframe for this one. 20 mins total on a Skyguider Pro with Fujifilm XT2 and Askar 200 lense.
February 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
March 2023 timeframe for this one. 20 mins total on a Skyguider Pro with Fujifilm XT2 and Askar 200 lense.
In 1984 NYU law professor Frank Bress and I were attending a law school conference in New Orleans. One night we went out for dinner at K-Paul Kitchen and the master chef Paul Prudhomme. This photo is my version of their jalapeno infused vodka overnight in refrigerator then remove jalapenos.
January 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
In 1984 NYU law professor Frank Bress and I were attending a law school conference in New Orleans. One night we went out for dinner at K-Paul Kitchen and the master chef Paul Prudhomme. This photo is my version of their jalapeno infused vodka overnight in refrigerator then remove jalapenos.
Circa summer of 1998. Yes, naturally curly hair. Judy the collie.
January 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Circa summer of 1998. Yes, naturally curly hair. Judy the collie.