Stellar Australis Blog

Lake Clifton

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts ake Clifton is located in the Peel region of Western Australia just off the Old Coast Road, between Mandurah and Bunbury. It falls...

Guilderton Lighthouse

There are few lighthouses in WA that offer both dark skies as well as proximity to Perth – and Guilderton lighthouse is one of them. About an hour north of Perth, this lighthouse stands...

Lake Dumbleyung

Lake Dumbleyung

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts have been only once to this lake so far, but it is a great lake and I find myself wishing to go back...

Published: NASA APOD

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day were generous enough to choose my photo of the Carina nebula over Lake Ballard. Thanks! https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180105.html

Lighthouse of Infinity

After a two months photographic drought, the skies cleared last Wednesday long enough from me to spend some time at Guilderton, Western Australia to image the dark skies over their fantastic lighthouse. A favourite...

On Wongan Hill

Wongan Hills is located in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia and around 2 hours drive from Perth. I took this image from the local look-out situated on the hills not too far from...

Wongan Hills Lookout

Near the town of Wongan Hills, and also Lake Ninan (a great nightscape location) is a lookout on top of – you guessed it – Wongan Hills. From this lookout one can view east...

Won Best Astrophoto – Astrofest 2017

I was very fortunate to be awarded “Best Astrophoto” of the Astrofest 2017 held in Perth, Western Australia. In addition, I received commendations for two other images. They were generous to print my image...

Serpentine on Fire

There’s been a recent theme amongst Perth astrophotographers in taking wonderful nightscapes of the many dams in the hills near the city. So…I’ve added my humble image – this being one of Serpentine Dam...

Serpentine Falls

Serpentine Falls lies south of the city of Perth, Western Australia. It is a small, narrow valley with a pool surrounded by rocky valley walls, trees, and a small little water fall that typically...