Rosette and California Nebulas
In an all night session I managed to capture two targets, the Rosette nebula and the California nebula. My first target was the California nebula. This image doesn’t do this popular nebula justice. From...
Category: Astrophotography
The Blue Angel
Wow, can’t believe its been three months since my last post (and even longer since I dusted off my telescope)! I’ve been avoiding doing astro or social media whilst finishing off my uni exams...
Widefields of Antares and Corona
Two and a bit hours’ drive north of Perth there is a small nature reserve near Regan’s Ford with some of the darkest skies you can get (second only to the middle of the...
The Triad
This image of the Lagoon, Trifid and NGC6559 nebulas was taken on 11/07/2018. It was a tough night to image on, with dew condensing on the telescope early at 8pm when I was just...
The Winds of Rho Ophiuchi
Four hours out of Perth, deep in the wheatbelt, the night skies of Lake Brown are the darkest one could hope for. Whilst previously I have visited here for nightscape photography, this time I...
Across the Pale Moon
On the 21/02/2018 at 7:54pm the International Space Station (ISS) passed across the moon as seen from Perth, Western Australia. At this moment, the moon was 27deg above the horizon, the station being 804km...
Wreathed in Smoke and Flame
How great it is to clean off the dust from my telescope and take it out under the dark skies over the weekend (well dark-ish anyway – the moon was at 56%). I decided...
