Flinder’s Peninsula
Not too far from Albany, Flinder’s Peninsula is a fantastic sight – especially looking east from atop the hill at the start. The hill is fairly steep in parts but the trail is well...
Stellar Australis Blog
Published: Scitech Article
Scitech is a fantastic place where kids (and adults) can learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in a entertaining and fun environment. Scitech also publish articles on their website, and a recent...
AstroFest 2020 Winner Deep Sky Category
Astrofest 2020 was great, and so was the exhibition! I managed to win the Deep Sky image category, which was a real treat. Partly makes up for the very little astrophotography I’ve been doing...
International Astro of the Year – Published
Finally received the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year photobook, which presents all the images that made the shortlist of the international astrophotography competition run by the Royal Museums Greenwich. Whilst no award for...
The Dying Light
The nebulas in the Orion constellation (sky left) and the Vela supernova remnant (sky right) dominate the night skies over an empty, unnamed lake just west of Lake Perkolilli near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The...
Startrails over Perkolilli
At a small, un-named lake west of the bigger Lake Perkolilli (near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia) the clouds cleared enough for me to camp out under the stars. I had the un-named lake all to...
The Angel of Pleiades
It is hard to mistake the cold beauty of Pleiades (Messier 45). In this image the blue stars of this open cluster shines through the interstellar clouds that flow endlessly through the infinite night....
Moon Practice
The last time I had my telescope out doing deep sky stuff was in June! (excluding one unsuccessful imaging session). Fate, chance, and weather have been against me. And October / November doesn’t appear...
Timelapse at Green Pools
Nothing better than watching a billion suns set all at once. This is a timelapse at Green Pools, near Denmark, Western Australia. Originally I had planned to go higher up a rocky hill to...
Nightscape Calendar from Sep19
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...
