Nightscape Calendar 2022
Well, its the season where the galaxy core is in the western skies and sets early in the mornings. This is my favourite time of year, and for many astrophotographers who enjoy doing nightscape...
Stellar Australis Blog
The Ghost of Rigel
Around the blue supergiant star Rigel, a ghostly appartion circles, its pale translucent form drifting through Orion, forever searching. IC2118 (aka Witch Head Nebula) is quite a faint reflection nebula in the Orion...
Flinder’s Skies
Summer in the southern hemisphere means that the bright Milkyway core is no longer in the night sky, but that doesn’t mean nightscapes are less interesting in summer (although they are a bit more...
William Bay Astro
During the day Greens Pool in William Bay near Denmark, Western Australia is a popular spot for locals and tourists to swim. The multitude of rocks just off the clean beaches breaks up the...
Workshop – Introduction to Astrophotography
Thank you to all those who attended my recent workshop on an “Introduction to Astrophotography”, conducted on the 24th and 28th of August at the Museum of the Great Southern. Many thanks to Catherine...
Carina of Mt Tollbrunup
As the sun was setting over the Stirling Ranges the entire sky was covered in cloud, but the forecast showed that the night sky was going to clear up at around 8pm. So I...
The Blue Horsehead Nebula
Here is a quick capture of IC4592 – the Blue Horsehead nebula. The pale blue light of Nu Scorpii illuminates the surrounding reflection nebula, creating an almost ghostly apparition of a horse staring out...
The Field of Carina
The great Carina Nebula glows without peer in this image, nestled amongst a field of bright stars. The dense pack of stars towards the top right is the Wishing Well Cluster (NGC3532) and at...
Coblinine Under Carina
In the Coblinine Nature Reserve there are many places where the sad remains of dead trees reach up out of the salty dry (in most places) river bed that winds its way through the...
Coblinine Nature Reserve
Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts oblinine Nature Reserve is an area featuring a typically dry and complex lake / river system located near Katanning – deep in the...
