About Me

Michael Rouse

Hello, my name is Michael Rouse, and I am an enrolled student at Missouri University of Science & Technology. I'm an A+ Certified Computer Technician and have been working with computers the majority of my life. Recently rocketry has become a major part of my life and I've flown three rockets, losing only one of them. With each rocket they get larger and more expensive, and I hope my next rocket will help me obtain a Level 1 Certification.

Astronomy

Telescopes and observations

Telescopes

Orion StarBlast

Diameter: 114mm
Focal Length: 450mm
Focal Ratio: f/4.0

Orion SkyQuest XT8

Diamter: 203mm
Focal Length: 1200mm
Focal Ratio: f/5.9

Observations

I occassionally use a modifed webcam to take pictures through my telescope, they aren't the best but I'm proud of them.

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Rocketry

Hobby Rocketry

Something about rockets really excites me. Especially launching a rocket for the first time after you have slaved over building it. I've build and flown three rocket kits, the most powerful was an Estes Pro Series II Ventris rocket running on a G80-7T motor. Unfortunately this rocket was never recovered but there will be more rockets to come.

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Contact Me

Get in touch with me.