Stellar Australis Blog

Interview: ABC Radio Interview

I was delighted to be interviewed by ABC radio’s Eddie Williams regarding my recent win in the Astrofest 2023 astrophotography competition. It primarily focuses on my eclipse image and my experiences in Exmouth and...

Astrofest 2023 Winner

I am honoured to have my image of the 2023 total eclipse in Exmouth chosen as the Best Astro photo and the Best Eclipse photo in the West Australian annual Astrofest 2023.  This came...

Eclipse 2023

Results Here are the images of the eclipse through my telescope. Read further down for details on my expedition to the 2023 eclipse in Exmouth, Western Australia.

Stirling Range National Park

Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts tirling Range National Park contains a fantastic mountain range situated under amazing dark skies. The range spans west to east and features numerous...

The Burning Range

In the distance, the Stirling Range National Park in Western Australia lies under the Milky Way cores as it slowly rises above the hills and mountains. The bright Lagoon Nebula shines like a big,...

The Ghost of Rigel

Around the blue supergiant star Rigel, a ghostly appartion circles, its pale translucent form drifting through Orion, forever searching.   IC2118 (aka Witch Head Nebula) is quite a faint reflection nebula in the Orion...

Flinder’s Skies

Summer in the southern hemisphere means that the bright Milkyway core is no longer in the night sky, but that doesn’t mean nightscapes are less interesting in summer (although they are a bit more...

William Bay Astro

During the day Greens Pool in William Bay near Denmark, Western Australia is a popular spot for locals and tourists to swim. The multitude of rocks just off the clean beaches breaks up the...