Flaming Stars

Am I an Astronaut?

July 8, 2026·59 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Jake Rzonca joins from Kenosha, Wisconsin to talk about starting astrophotography during COVID with a DSLR and a stock lens. We talk about how he turned his bedroom into an observatory (popping the screen out to shoot Orion through the window), the DeepSkyStacker to Photoshop pipeline, and the Velcro vs. zip tie debate for cable management. Plus we compare notes on SSD prices doubling overnight, the pain of reprocessing old data and getting a completely different result, and Kennedy Space Center trips. Jake's cosmic yet brave: the Bears are leaving Chicago. Nick wants to take down the chemtrail people. Brett wants Costco to revoke cart privileges.Find Jake at @jakeryan_astro on Instagram.

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