The Jewels of Orion’s Sword
The constellation of Orion is home to some of the most spectacular and recognisable deep sky objects in the night sky. In this multi-panel mosaic taken with a modified Canon EOS6D through a Skywatcher...
Tagged: Nebula
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...
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...
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...
