http://strohmeyer.org The personal blog of Robert Strohmeyer Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:36:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_209" align="alignnone" width="310" caption="Real Football Involves Kicking"][/caption] http://strohmeyer.org/suck-on-this-throwballers/ I've been testing out a Celestron NexStar 6SE for a story I'm working on, and after a night of headaches getting its StarAlign feature to work last night, I was pleased to get the scope working well this evening. Celestron also sent me a NexImage CCD, which I used to ... http://strohmeyer.org/better-jupiter-shot/ Maya's going to be four months old in a few days, and she's using her hands more than ever now. So we thought it would be a good idea to get her started with an activity saucer. This Evenflo ExerSaucer comes with more toys than she knows what to do ... http://strohmeyer.org/exersaucer/ Four 10-minute exposures shot with GRAS 13 and stacked with Registax. Also fun is this little snap I took of Jupiter simply by holding my pocket digicam up to the eyepiece of my neighbor's telescope, which shows a surprising level of detail in the planet's bands for such a half-assed effort: http://strohmeyer.org/helix-nebula/ 50 years ago today, President Dwight D. Eisenhower commissioned the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Today, in the wake of unimaginable challenges, heartbreaking setbacks, and several grave tragedies, NASA continues to study the surface of Mars. http://strohmeyer.org/happy-birthday-nasa/ For those of you who've been harrassing me for more Maya pics, there's a whole bunch of new shots up on my Picasa page now. http://strohmeyer.org/new-batch-of-pics-on-picasa/ She was a lot more into it early in the first half. http://strohmeyer.org/mayas-first-soccer-match/ Six months later, I'm still loving my Kindle ebook reader. I had watched plenty of electronic book readers come and go over the years, and reviewed plenty for various publications. Before Amazon got into the game, I would never have laid my own money on the line for one of ... http://strohmeyer.org/i-love-my-kindle/ I admit I'm sort of fascinated by the new BeerTender tap system from Krups, which works with off-the-shelf Heineken DraughtKegs to give you a pub-style beer tap on your kitchen counter, coffee table, backyard patio, nightstand, or whatever other surface you care to drop it on. But as far as ... http://strohmeyer.org/krups-beertender-one-trick-pony-keg/ http://strohmeyer.org/mayas-first-rattle/