Mike Diehl
@w8lid.bsky.social
Amateur radio operator. Amateur astronomer. Fuster cluck connoisseur.
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Didn’t catch any northern lights last night but did setup my SeeStar S30 so I had something to do while I waited. Here’s a shot of M31 from my light polluted parking lot.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Didn’t catch any northern lights last night but did setup my SeeStar S30 so I had something to do while I waited. Here’s a shot of M31 from my light polluted parking lot.
Saw a fallen branch on a walk up to the store with these interesting #mushrooms growing on it. Wonder if someone can identify them.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Saw a fallen branch on a walk up to the store with these interesting #mushrooms growing on it. Wonder if someone can identify them.
iPhone 17 does macro shots quite well too, have this late blooming flower in my yard, no idea what it is.
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
iPhone 17 does macro shots quite well too, have this late blooming flower in my yard, no idea what it is.
iPhone 17 Pro has a pretty good camera.
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
iPhone 17 Pro has a pretty good camera.
Anyone else remember those Sony “NightShot” camcorders back in the 90’s that could see through some kinds of clothing? Also, do you suppose something like that could see through gaiters that a certain group of people like to wear?
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Anyone else remember those Sony “NightShot” camcorders back in the 90’s that could see through some kinds of clothing? Also, do you suppose something like that could see through gaiters that a certain group of people like to wear?
Sodium citrate is the secret to a smooth cheese sauce. It’s also the secret to cleaning cheese from pots and pans.
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Sodium citrate is the secret to a smooth cheese sauce. It’s also the secret to cleaning cheese from pots and pans.
This makes me cry a little about the time I spent on dialup.
October 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This makes me cry a little about the time I spent on dialup.
Kaye E Barker entering the Poe lock almost exactly a month apart from two different perspectives.
October 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kaye E Barker entering the Poe lock almost exactly a month apart from two different perspectives.
Looking for people willing to invest in my startup, going to start manufacturing iron lungs for when Polio returns.
October 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Looking for people willing to invest in my startup, going to start manufacturing iron lungs for when Polio returns.
First M42 of the season. Found myself up a little early for work so I decided to grab the SeeStar S30 for a couple minutes of exposure while I visually observed the moon and Venus.
September 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
First M42 of the season. Found myself up a little early for work so I decided to grab the SeeStar S30 for a couple minutes of exposure while I visually observed the moon and Venus.
Kaye E Barker dropping down in the Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Kaye E Barker dropping down in the Soo Locks, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
Been working on it here and there, sneak peek of the progress.
September 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Been working on it here and there, sneak peek of the progress.
Just had a pretty awesome double rainbow that also had a supernumerary bow. Phone pics don’t do it justice. Had to adjust quite a bit to start to bring out the extra inner bands on the last pic.
August 28, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Just had a pretty awesome double rainbow that also had a supernumerary bow. Phone pics don’t do it justice. Had to adjust quite a bit to start to bring out the extra inner bands on the last pic.
The top half of an old ad page I acquired featuring similar pumps.
August 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The top half of an old ad page I acquired featuring similar pumps.
Interesting path from Cleveland, OH to Detroit, MI.
August 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Interesting path from Cleveland, OH to Detroit, MI.
Brass connecting rod, you don’t see that every day.
August 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Brass connecting rod, you don’t see that every day.
Started with the brass. I’ll need equipment in the shop to start working on the rest.
August 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Started with the brass. I’ll need equipment in the shop to start working on the rest.
Today I bought this old air compressor pump from a guy in southwest Ohio. I believe it to be over a hundred years old. It still pumps air and I plan to rebuild it…
August 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Today I bought this old air compressor pump from a guy in southwest Ohio. I believe it to be over a hundred years old. It still pumps air and I plan to rebuild it…
A 200hp water cooled air compressor I commissioned this morning.
June 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A 200hp water cooled air compressor I commissioned this morning.
So should I build a RasPi cluster using industrial gear mounted on DIN rail?
June 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
So should I build a RasPi cluster using industrial gear mounted on DIN rail?
This time I walked across the Soo Locks and then took a boat ride back after getting my work done. Very cool experience.
June 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This time I walked across the Soo Locks and then took a boat ride back after getting my work done. Very cool experience.
Inside the control panel of a 160kW air compressor.
June 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Inside the control panel of a 160kW air compressor.