Mike Sturm
@jmichaelsturm.bsky.social
Husband. Dad. Christ follower (love your neighbor type). Linux and open-source software enthusiast. Space junky. Amateur astrophotographer. Hard disk drive firmware engineer from Edmond, Oklahoma.
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Mike Sturm
@jmichaelsturm.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Hello Bluesky! I am excited to be here. My family and I live in Oklahoma where I am a firmware engineer for a hard drive manufacturer. I have many hobbies (astrophotography, planetary science, sci-fi) but not enough time! I am politically liberal but attempt to understand other perspectives.
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon west of Oklahoma City, approximately 01:00 UTC 11/10/2025. Nikon Z6, 200mm, f3.2, ISO 800, 10s stack of 40, cropped and processed with Siril. some defects in the image but I’m pleased. It was not visible to my eyes, but the camera picks it up well. #astrophotography #comet
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon west of Oklahoma City, approximately 01:00 UTC 11/10/2025. Nikon Z6, 200mm, f3.2, ISO 800, 10s stack of 40, cropped and processed with Siril. some defects in the image but I’m pleased. It was not visible to my eyes, but the camera picks it up well. #astrophotography #comet
For this week’s 52Frames photo challenge - “show us your toys”, I submitted this shot of my Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera mounted on my star tracker (which negates the rotation of the earth allowing for long exposures). Expensive but fun hobby! #photography #52frames_showusyourtoys
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
For this week’s 52Frames photo challenge - “show us your toys”, I submitted this shot of my Nikon Z6 mirrorless camera mounted on my star tracker (which negates the rotation of the earth allowing for long exposures). Expensive but fun hobby! #photography #52frames_showusyourtoys
Tonight’s super moon from clear skies in Oklahoma City. #astrophotography
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Tonight’s super moon from clear skies in Oklahoma City. #astrophotography
I captured this somewhat grainy view of Comet Lemmon last night west of Oklahoma City. The moonlight was bright, so I hope to try again later this week! #astrophotography #comet #nikon
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I captured this somewhat grainy view of Comet Lemmon last night west of Oklahoma City. The moonlight was bright, so I hope to try again later this week! #astrophotography #comet #nikon
This week’s photo challenge theme is “Your Worst Nightmare.” NASA science inspired my career in engineering. The proposed 50% cut to NASA science signals that the U.S. no longer wants to lead in science and technology - my worst nightmare. #nasa #52frames_yourworstnightmare
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This week’s photo challenge theme is “Your Worst Nightmare.” NASA science inspired my career in engineering. The proposed 50% cut to NASA science signals that the U.S. no longer wants to lead in science and technology - my worst nightmare. #nasa #52frames_yourworstnightmare
For this week’s photo challenge “centered composition”, I submitted this closeup of a garden spider by our trash dumpster which surprised me when I took out the trash today. So glad I didn’t bump into it! #52frames_centeredcomposition #nikon #z6 #photography
October 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
For this week’s photo challenge “centered composition”, I submitted this closeup of a garden spider by our trash dumpster which surprised me when I took out the trash today. So glad I didn’t bump into it! #52frames_centeredcomposition #nikon #z6 #photography
This week our photo challenge theme is “shadows”. I found a willing subject - this jack-o-lantern seems pleased with his long shadow. I also enjoyed the sun setting behind a park bench. #52frames_shadows #nikon #photography
October 19, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This week our photo challenge theme is “shadows”. I found a willing subject - this jack-o-lantern seems pleased with his long shadow. I also enjoyed the sun setting behind a park bench. #52frames_shadows #nikon #photography
The theme for this week’s 52Frames photo challenge is “time.” I could think of no better subject than the western “Gate of Time” at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. 9:03 marks the moment after the bombing on April 19, 1995 and the start of the long road of recovery. #52frames_time #photography
October 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The theme for this week’s 52Frames photo challenge is “time.” I could think of no better subject than the western “Gate of Time” at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. 9:03 marks the moment after the bombing on April 19, 1995 and the start of the long road of recovery. #52frames_time #photography
For this week’s 52Frames photo challenge “Textures”, I found some interesting tree bark in our neighborhood park and tried “focus stacking” for the first time. #52frames_texture #photography #nikon #z6
October 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
For this week’s 52Frames photo challenge “Textures”, I found some interesting tree bark in our neighborhood park and tried “focus stacking” for the first time. #52frames_texture #photography #nikon #z6
Radiohead’s OK Computer is one of my all-time favorites, exploring tech, isolation, and anxiety. For the 52Frames “Soundtrack” challenge, I tried to capture the tension between humanity and technology as a tribute to this alt-rock masterpiece. #52frames_soundtrack #photography
September 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Radiohead’s OK Computer is one of my all-time favorites, exploring tech, isolation, and anxiety. For the 52Frames “Soundtrack” challenge, I tried to capture the tension between humanity and technology as a tribute to this alt-rock masterpiece. #52frames_soundtrack #photography
I enjoyed my brief time in the panhandle of Oklahoma for the Okie-Tex Star Party. Storms rolled in before midnight, but just before sunrise we got to experience Bortle 1 skies! #astrophotography #nikon #z6 #orion #andromeda
September 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I enjoyed my brief time in the panhandle of Oklahoma for the Okie-Tex Star Party. Storms rolled in before midnight, but just before sunrise we got to experience Bortle 1 skies! #astrophotography #nikon #z6 #orion #andromeda
The theme for this week’s 52Frames photo challenge is “out of place”. I always thought oil wells on the grounds of the state capitol seemed out of place. This retired well serves as a reminder of how the industry shaped the economy and politics of the state. #52Frames_outofplace #photography
September 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The theme for this week’s 52Frames photo challenge is “out of place”. I always thought oil wells on the grounds of the state capitol seemed out of place. This retired well serves as a reminder of how the industry shaped the economy and politics of the state. #52Frames_outofplace #photography
This week’s 52 Frames challenge is “Shoot from Above”. I took these photos from my office in Oklahoma City. I hoped the stairwell shot would show the gap between stairs from my floor (16) to the ground floor, but the gap was too small to show that effect. #52Frames_shootfromabove #photography #nikon
September 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This week’s 52 Frames challenge is “Shoot from Above”. I took these photos from my office in Oklahoma City. I hoped the stairwell shot would show the gap between stairs from my floor (16) to the ground floor, but the gap was too small to show that effect. #52Frames_shootfromabove #photography #nikon
For this week’s 52 Frames Photo Challenge “Reflections,” I tried to capture a reflection of the Galaxy sculpture on a reflective pillar by Leadership Square in downtown Oklahoma City. Instead, I found a distorted reflection of myself in the frame! #52Frames_reflections #photography #nikon #sculpture
September 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
For this week’s 52 Frames Photo Challenge “Reflections,” I tried to capture a reflection of the Galaxy sculpture on a reflective pillar by Leadership Square in downtown Oklahoma City. Instead, I found a distorted reflection of myself in the frame! #52Frames_reflections #photography #nikon #sculpture
Low-key photography is a new genre for me, and I made many mistakes as I experimented with dimly lit subjects for this week’s challenge. After a while I realized that I was underexposing my subject. I adjusted the lighting for this photo of a nativity set angel. #52frames_lowkey #photography #nikon
August 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Low-key photography is a new genre for me, and I made many mistakes as I experimented with dimly lit subjects for this week’s challenge. After a while I realized that I was underexposing my subject. I adjusted the lighting for this photo of a nativity set angel. #52frames_lowkey #photography #nikon
August 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This week’s 52 Frames photo challenge theme is “abandoned”. A Google search for “abandoned near me” returned a number of interesting places. I chose this 1920s gas station on Route 66 near Arcadia, Oklahoma. My photo is not special, but what an interesting place! #52Frames_abandoned #photography #z6
August 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This week’s 52 Frames photo challenge theme is “abandoned”. A Google search for “abandoned near me” returned a number of interesting places. I chose this 1920s gas station on Route 66 near Arcadia, Oklahoma. My photo is not special, but what an interesting place! #52Frames_abandoned #photography #z6
August in Oklahoma features noisy cicadas (shown here for this week’s 52 Frames photo challenge) and unbearable heat (not shown, but present). I have a confession - this cicada was already dead, and I posed it on the leaves! He was a cooperative subject. #52Frames_macro #photography #nikon #macro
August 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
August in Oklahoma features noisy cicadas (shown here for this week’s 52 Frames photo challenge) and unbearable heat (not shown, but present). I have a confession - this cicada was already dead, and I posed it on the leaves! He was a cooperative subject. #52Frames_macro #photography #nikon #macro
For this week’s 52Frames Photo Challenge “Color Temperature”, I visited my Alma Mater, Oklahoma State University, on an unusually cool evening this week. I created this HDR photo of Edmon Low Library on the beautiful campus during “blue hour” after sunset. #52Frames_colortemperature #photography #z6
August 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
For this week’s 52Frames Photo Challenge “Color Temperature”, I visited my Alma Mater, Oklahoma State University, on an unusually cool evening this week. I created this HDR photo of Edmon Low Library on the beautiful campus during “blue hour” after sunset. #52Frames_colortemperature #photography #z6
This week’s 52Frames photo challenge theme - “Unusual Crop” - makes for some unusual shots! Quite fun! #52Frames_unusualcrop #photography #nikon #z6
July 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This week’s 52Frames photo challenge theme - “Unusual Crop” - makes for some unusual shots! Quite fun! #52Frames_unusualcrop #photography #nikon #z6
The theme for the 52 Frames Photo Challenge this week is “something new” - which can be interpreted in many ways. Macro photography is a new genre for me, and I was excited to use a new-to-me macro lens today. Cicada exoskeletons were great subjects! #52Frames_somethingnew #photography #macro #nikon
July 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The theme for the 52 Frames Photo Challenge this week is “something new” - which can be interpreted in many ways. Macro photography is a new genre for me, and I was excited to use a new-to-me macro lens today. Cicada exoskeletons were great subjects! #52Frames_somethingnew #photography #macro #nikon
For this week’s 52 Frames Photo Challenge, I attempted to take some black and white landscape photos in the style of Ansel Adams, but some of my favorites were closeups of crops and sky. #52frames_inthestyleof #photography #oklahoma #nikon #z6
July 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
For this week’s 52 Frames Photo Challenge, I attempted to take some black and white landscape photos in the style of Ansel Adams, but some of my favorites were closeups of crops and sky. #52frames_inthestyleof #photography #oklahoma #nikon #z6
Reposted by Mike Sturm
Top American scientists leaving in droves does not make America great.
July 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Top American scientists leaving in droves does not make America great.
The architects of the Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City designed the rotunda to frame the 50-story tower through the glass dome in beautiful symmetry. I consider its architecture to be a work of art. #52frames_framewithinaframe #photography #architecture #nikon #z6
July 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The architects of the Devon Energy Center in Oklahoma City designed the rotunda to frame the 50-story tower through the glass dome in beautiful symmetry. I consider its architecture to be a work of art. #52frames_framewithinaframe #photography #architecture #nikon #z6
The theme for this week’s 52 Frames photo challenge is “fluid”. Of course, my mind immediately thought of OKC’s “tallest waterfall” in Myriad Botanical Gardens. 🤣 #52frames_fluid #photography #okc
June 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The theme for this week’s 52 Frames photo challenge is “fluid”. Of course, my mind immediately thought of OKC’s “tallest waterfall” in Myriad Botanical Gardens. 🤣 #52frames_fluid #photography #okc