Astroprize 2026 – Silver Award
I managed to get into the top 25 for the Deep Sky Category for the Astroprize 2026 competition! In the end I received a Silver Prize and two Highly Commended. The great thing about...
Author: Will Vrbasso
Highly Commended – David Malin Awards 2026
Honoured to achieve a “Highly Commended” in the David Malin Awards 2026. There are a lot of great astrophotographers that compete in this prestigious competition so I am pleased to at least get a...
NASA APOD 20th May 2026
Wow, NASA APOD for 20th May 2026. Usually they let you know in advance, but I only found out when I was just scrolling down my facebook feed. Thanks NASA! Check out the NASA...
Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) and M42 Orion Nebula
Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) passes close by the bright M42 Orion Nebula. Due to only having one hour to get the shots in, noise is still pretty evident in the image (always the conflict...
Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS)
Been a long time since I last went out to take images of a comet – maybe even a decade. More time taking photos of comets meant less time taking photos of deep sky...
The Koy in the Infinite Pond
Alone in dark, mirky waters whose surface reflects the stars from the heavens above- the koy turns abruptly. What startling revelations does it see in the infinite darkness? This is the supernova remnant ESO...
De Mairan’s Nebula and the Orion Trapezium Cluster
A close up of the Orion nebula showing M43 (De Mairan’s Nebula) and the Trapezium (cluster of stars at the “core” of the Orion nebula). This was a quick one to fill in time,...
Homunculus Nebula, Pixellated Edition
Another fill in time image from last weekend. Two hours of integration with varying length exposures in the Carina Nebula centered on the Keyhole Nebula. I was curious to see if I could resolve...
NASA APOD 11th Mar 26
Thrilled to share that my astronomy image has been selected as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for March 11th, 2026! After pouring heart and soul into capturing this stunning shot over several...
The Red Horror
Out of the red mist, a great cosmic horror, jaws wide open, reaches out to a hapless galaxy to devour! Reminiscent of the giant sand worms from the fictional novel “Dune”, the cometary globual...
