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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Looking for feedback. 9-panel Mosaic, ~5hrs. Moon was up, so I want to do it during a new moon next week and try again. Thoughts on this one? 🔭

Large picture of a starfield with blue and red nebula.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#SneakPeek at my current project. This is 7 hours & 50 minutes worth of imaging on Wolf-Rayet 134 in the constellation Cygnus. WR134 is about 6000ly from Earth, and the diameter of that bow shock is roughly 32ly across. My goal is to get 20 hours of imagery, to really bring out the blue OIII. 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Since I couldn’t get to Europe today, I participated in @slooh.bsky.social’s live stream using their telescopes! It was a great thing to have running on the screen for my students, and the variety of special guests was great! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I finished my first mosaic! I call I “The Heart of Cygnus.” The star is Sadr, and the Crescent Nebula (C27) is on the lower right. 📸 ASI533MC 35x300s 💾 Siril w/RCAstro scripts 📍Green Bank, WV 🔭 CarbonStar 150 #astrophotography

Large starfield full of red nebulosity. A bright star is in the upper left, while the Crescent Nebula is in the lower right. Artist’s signature bottom left.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Excited to be setup at the Green Bank Star Quest at Green Bank Observatory! The first night had some fog shut us down, but hoping for good skies tonight! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Cloudless night finally! Got 3hrs of imaging on M16. Processed in Siril & Gimp. 36x300s exposures Bortle 6 Milton, GA 🔭

The Eagle Nebula. Red nebula with blue center, and a star-forming region in the middle known as the Pillars of Creation. Photographers watermark appears in the lower right “L. Steven Jones Astrophotography “

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A very raw processing job of last night’s practice with the new telescope. I think I’m gonna like it. 🔭 M16-Eagle Nebula Carbonstar 150 8x300s stacked with flats and bias Processed in Siri with RCAstro tools Post process in GIMP

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AstroBin @astrobin.com · 20/06/2026

AstroBin's Image of the Day: "M51,The Whirlpool Galaxy,and its wide field" by He PeiDong www.astrobin.com/vmu5w3/ #astrophotography

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

With all the cloudy skies around, I guess I’ll finally do some reading to try to improve my post-processing! Anyone read this yet? 🔭 @siril.org

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

First try at M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy with the new rig. Thanks to the incoming clouds and the multitude of #Starlink satellites, I only had 16 usable frames out of 30. I only used the Apple editing tools on my iPad, and I used no flats when stacking, as my flats caused more problems than they fixed!🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

U in WV at my parents getting ready for a presentation on Thursday. Setup my rig in their yard, and noticed Jupiter & Venus saying hi! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

At 4:45 AM EDT tonight the Moon will reach full illumination for the second time this month. This will also be a “micro moon” as it occurs at apogee, the point in the moon’s elliptical orbit when it is farthest from the Earth, therefore appearing smaller than usual. Get out and look up! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Waiting for the clouds to clear up in about a week so I can get this back out again! 🔭 #astrophotography

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Imaging rig in action! I’m still new to this setup, so I’m just practicing everything. But I got a cool sign! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I was honored to spend time this morning talking with the kindergarteners at a local elementary school. We talked about nebulas and Artemis 2! I ❤️ working with younger kids! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Jupiter 02-02-2026 8:40 pm EST ZWO ASI662MC Orion SpaceProbe 130ST FireCapture Autostakkert WaveSharp Adobe 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Today we just received our new @celestronuniverse.bsky.social Nexstar 8SE! This scope is now part of the astronomy program at FCS Innovation Academy in Alpharetta, GA. I can’t wait for the students to get their hands on this! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

M 51 - Whirlpool Galaxy 151 minutes of 10-second exposures from my Bortle 5 backyard in metro Atlanta. This was over several nights with a #Seestar S50. AI denoise used. 🔭

Image of Messier 51 the Whirlpool Galaxy.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

40 years since Challenger. I wrote a post about my memories. Please excuse my website. It’s very raw and I’m changing it daily, because I’m not sure where to go with it. www.stellarvisions.space/blog/remembe...

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Remembering Challenger — Stellar Visions

Memories of a small-town kid when the US space program suffered it’s second major disaster.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

*Self-Promotion Post* I’ve recently opened a Shopify site to offer some of my astrophotography shots on stuff for people that are interested. I don’t have much there yet, but I’m trying to add stuff every day. Thanks for checking it out & supporting a teacher! stellarvisionsap.myshopify.com

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Stellar Visions

Store featuring the astrophotography of teacher and educator Steve Jones.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The students in my astronomy class are learning about H-R diagrams today. They not only got to draw a graph on the tables but they learned about how color, mass, and temperature are related, as well as what the term”main sequence star” means! 🔭 #astronomy #STEAM #STEM

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I was so excited to visit Kitt Peak for the first time! I was not expecting snow, but the clouds are pretty much par for the course…. 🔭 #AAS247

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It’s a beautiful day Kitt Peak! ☁️🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Today was day 2 of #AAS247 and was the day we presented our poster! We appreciate everyone that stopped to talk to us! Thanks for the experience @lrebull.bsky.social and @caltechipac.bsky.social! 🔭

Two high school teachers stand in front of a monitor with their science poster

IA astronomy teacher and his two students with their poster.

The 2025 NITARP IMPULS team with their poster.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

What a pleasant surprise running into Dr. Sian Proctor at #AAS247!

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

@noisyastronomer.com I’m at your poster and really interested in helping out with what you’re doing! I teach a research class for high schoolers and this is very interesting!

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Made it to #AAS247 in Phoenix! We have an iPoster of the results from our #NITARP research this year. Thanks to @caltechipac.bsky.social for giving teachers and students this opportunity! I hope to be able to meet many of you there! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Great night of outreach tonight! It was the first clear night in weeks. I had several people come bay and check out Saturn, many who said they had never looked through a 🔭before!

Telescope in a field at night with a lot row of houses.

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My father in WV got these great shots of the aurora last night. I’ll turn him into an astronomer yet! 🔭

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Astropotamus 🔭🦛 @astropotamus.com · 04/11/2025

Life Hack: Exploring #Astronomy might inspire you or your kids to pursue careers in STEM fields. Or even a hobby. Or just a passing interest. Which helps prevent mental decay and makes you live longer!

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Helped with a star party at a local elementary school last night. I brought three telescopes: ED127 refractor (on Saturn), 10” Dob (Moon), & an S50 on A6/Lemmon. 2 of my astronomy students came to help with the scopes. It was a great evening! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Got up at 6:15 to get this picture this morning. I need to get up earlier so it’s darker and I can get more time on it! 🔭 #seestar

Black starfield with a green comet. Comet 2025 A6 Lemmon

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

My students put together this neat 2-cup and push pin model of how a solar eclipse occurs. 🔭 #stem

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Powering through some light curves for my research. Found a “coffee shop” with a big red sign out front that is open late. 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Spending a lovely night on the beach in #tybeeislandGA. Best time to be on the beach! 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

While I grind through light curves for our #NITARP research, my daughter works a puzzle on her day off. #daddydaughtertime #astronomerlife 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

First test with the new rig. This was only 28 images of 120 seconds each. West Veil Nebula. ZWO ASIAIR Plus ZWO ASI533MC main camera ZWO ASI662 guide camera w/Svbony 30mm guide scope HEQ5-Pro mount Orion 130ST Newtonian telescope 🔭

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Steve Jones, Space Teacher @mrjonesspace.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Testing a new astrophotography setup. There’s a steep learning curve here, but YouTube has been helpful! Next upgrade will be the telescope itself. ZWO ASIAIR Plus ZWO ASI533MC main camera ZWO ASI662 guide camera w/Svbony 30mm guide scope HEQ5-Pro mount Orion 130ST Newtonian telescope 🔭

Telescope with a multitude of messy wires from all the cameras and power supplies.

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