Mike Morrow 🇨🇦
@mykem.bsky.social
Retired physics professor living in Newfoundland. Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer, stamp collector.
Short break in clouds after a significant snowstorm earlier this week. Only managed 18 minutes on M42 (Orion Nebula). 61 mm refractor, URANU-C camera, stacked in Siril. #astrphotography
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Short break in clouds after a significant snowstorm earlier this week. Only managed 18 minutes on M42 (Orion Nebula). 61 mm refractor, URANU-C camera, stacked in Siril. #astrphotography
Animated gif of Jupiter from January 28, 2026. 12 images from 9:46PM (NST) to 11:03. Io moves onto the disc and then Io's shadow is seen. Used 80mm refractor, 2x Barlow, URANUS-C camera. Each image is stack of 2000 frames.
February 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Animated gif of Jupiter from January 28, 2026. 12 images from 9:46PM (NST) to 11:03. Io moves onto the disc and then Io's shadow is seen. Used 80mm refractor, 2x Barlow, URANUS-C camera. Each image is stack of 2000 frames.
A couple of eagles this morning at Seal Cove, Conception Bay South, N.L. along the T'railway above the beach.
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A couple of eagles this morning at Seal Cove, Conception Bay South, N.L. along the T'railway above the beach.
C/2025 A6 Lemmon on November 3 from near St. John's, Newfoundland. Tail points to globular cluster M12. Equipment 61EDPHIII and canon SL2. Stack of 30s exposures with Deep Sky Stacker.
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
C/2025 A6 Lemmon on November 3 from near St. John's, Newfoundland. Tail points to globular cluster M12. Equipment 61EDPHIII and canon SL2. Stack of 30s exposures with Deep Sky Stacker.
Some folks put in a lot of preparation to catch an ISS transient of the Sun. Not much prrparation here but a fun catch.
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some folks put in a lot of preparation to catch an ISS transient of the Sun. Not much prrparation here but a fun catch.
Imaged Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy) on April 17 and 18. Equipment was ED80 refractor, Sirius EQ-G mount, URANUS-C, camera, SharpCap. Processed with Siril and GIMP.
April 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Imaged Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy) on April 17 and 18. Equipment was ED80 refractor, Sirius EQ-G mount, URANUS-C, camera, SharpCap. Processed with Siril and GIMP.
Switching from DSLR to an astro camera (PlayerOne Uranus C). First deep sky try is M42 (Orion Nebula). ED80 refractor and 84 x 15s exposures. Used SharpCap, Siril, GIMP, amd Graxpert.
March 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Switching from DSLR to an astro camera (PlayerOne Uranus C). First deep sky try is M42 (Orion Nebula). ED80 refractor and 84 x 15s exposures. Used SharpCap, Siril, GIMP, amd Graxpert.
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Don’t buy a Tesla, no matter what they call it.
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Don’t buy a Tesla, no matter what they call it.
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Dark Pence is back.
February 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
February 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
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Support Canadian alternatives!
February 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Support Canadian alternatives!
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Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
February 2, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Incredibly moving Justin Trudeau remarks:
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
"We have fought and died alongside you....During your darkest hours...we were always there. Standing with you, grieving with you, the American people....Canadians are a little perplexed as to why our closest friends and neighbors are choosing to target us."
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Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
February 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Dear Canada and Mexico,
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
We’re so, so sorry.
— Sane America
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There's such a tone of sadness to the CBC reporting right now. Adrienne Arsenault says, “I feel like the whole country, all of us, are getting both a history lesson and a politics lesson and an economics lesson and a lesson in heartache.”
February 2, 2025 at 1:47 AM
There's such a tone of sadness to the CBC reporting right now. Adrienne Arsenault says, “I feel like the whole country, all of us, are getting both a history lesson and a politics lesson and an economics lesson and a lesson in heartache.”
Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn from December 17. Clear night in St. John's. Used 80 mm refractor, 2x Barlow, and Canon SL2. Stacked best 500-600 frames from 1 minute videos. Jupiter moons are Io (higher) and Ganymede. Can see polar ice on Mars.
December 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn from December 17. Clear night in St. John's. Used 80 mm refractor, 2x Barlow, and Canon SL2. Stacked best 500-600 frames from 1 minute videos. Jupiter moons are Io (higher) and Ganymede. Can see polar ice on Mars.
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Guglielmo Marconi inside Cabot Tower, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on December 12, 1901, the day he sent a wireless signal across the Atlantic.
December 11, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Guglielmo Marconi inside Cabot Tower, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on December 12, 1901, the day he sent a wireless signal across the Atlantic.
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🥳 Three cheers to the hardy group of P7s from St John's Primary who braved freezing conditions (-2°C) last night to take these ace photos! They're staying at the Benmore outdoor education centre and snapped Jupiter & its moons + our Moon with our SeeStar before the clouds arrived!
#SYTN 🔭🎢 #scicomm
#SYTN 🔭🎢 #scicomm
December 10, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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Jupiter series featuring Io and its shadow transiting.
Captured with my old 10" dob, NO tracking. 2x barlow and cameras zoom. I butted camera up to eyepiece, hand held.
I put Jupiter in field of view and videoed until he left FOV, and repeat.
#astrophotography #astronomy #jupiter #planetary
Captured with my old 10" dob, NO tracking. 2x barlow and cameras zoom. I butted camera up to eyepiece, hand held.
I put Jupiter in field of view and videoed until he left FOV, and repeat.
#astrophotography #astronomy #jupiter #planetary
December 11, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Jupiter series featuring Io and its shadow transiting.
Captured with my old 10" dob, NO tracking. 2x barlow and cameras zoom. I butted camera up to eyepiece, hand held.
I put Jupiter in field of view and videoed until he left FOV, and repeat.
#astrophotography #astronomy #jupiter #planetary
Captured with my old 10" dob, NO tracking. 2x barlow and cameras zoom. I butted camera up to eyepiece, hand held.
I put Jupiter in field of view and videoed until he left FOV, and repeat.
#astrophotography #astronomy #jupiter #planetary
Jupiter on Dec 10 about 7 PM in St. John's. ED80, 2x Barlow, Canon SL2. Best 500 frames from 30 s video. Io and its shadow near the red spot.
December 11, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Jupiter on Dec 10 about 7 PM in St. John's. ED80, 2x Barlow, Canon SL2. Best 500 frames from 30 s video. Io and its shadow near the red spot.
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Amazing as always 👍
December 9, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Amazing as always 👍
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Here is my #SH2-184 The Pacman Nebula, I took a total of 20 hours combined exposure with [SII], Ha and [OIII] filters. I just love the Bok globules, here new stars may form in the future as the gas and dust collapses under gravity. #astrophotography #nebula #space #nomnom
December 7, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Here is my #SH2-184 The Pacman Nebula, I took a total of 20 hours combined exposure with [SII], Ha and [OIII] filters. I just love the Bok globules, here new stars may form in the future as the gas and dust collapses under gravity. #astrophotography #nebula #space #nomnom
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I targeted something new last night. NGC 1491 is also called the Fossil Footprint Nebula. The footprints are 2 dark ovals in center. I used an HSO palette, Hydrogen is red, oxygen blue, and sulfur green. I like this when H overwhelms the other light. Love how H and O make magenta!#astrophotography
December 6, 2024 at 10:59 PM
I targeted something new last night. NGC 1491 is also called the Fossil Footprint Nebula. The footprints are 2 dark ovals in center. I used an HSO palette, Hydrogen is red, oxygen blue, and sulfur green. I like this when H overwhelms the other light. Love how H and O make magenta!#astrophotography
Jupiter from December 4 (about 10 PM Newfoundland time). Used ED80 refractor (tracking), 2x Barlow, Canon SL2 video with 5x digital magnification. Used PIPP to select best 500 frames from 30 s video, stacked with Autostakkert, sharpened with Registax. Moons L to R: Io, Ganymede. It was very cold.
December 5, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Jupiter from December 4 (about 10 PM Newfoundland time). Used ED80 refractor (tracking), 2x Barlow, Canon SL2 video with 5x digital magnification. Used PIPP to select best 500 frames from 30 s video, stacked with Autostakkert, sharpened with Registax. Moons L to R: Io, Ganymede. It was very cold.
Saturn through some short clear gaps tonight (from St. John's, Newfoundland). Canon SL2 on 8 " Dobsonian (no tracking). Four 20 second videos as planet drifts across sensor. Best 40 frames processed/stacked with PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax.
December 4, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Saturn through some short clear gaps tonight (from St. John's, Newfoundland). Canon SL2 on 8 " Dobsonian (no tracking). Four 20 second videos as planet drifts across sensor. Best 40 frames processed/stacked with PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax.
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One of those books I’ve recommended to other folks so many times (and so loudly!) that I’ve totally lost count. I implore you to read #DisorderedCosmos and have your mind fully blown. 🤯
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December 2, 2024 at 8:25 PM
One of those books I’ve recommended to other folks so many times (and so loudly!) that I’ve totally lost count. I implore you to read #DisorderedCosmos and have your mind fully blown. 🤯