Carina Beyond the Dunes
A walk of 30 minutes into the dunes near Wedge Point and the landscape is wonderfully empty except for the flowing sands and the skies above. It was a hard slog, and unfortunately this...
Stellar Australis Blog
The Southern Lighthouse
From a distance, I gazed southward to the lonely lighthouse that silently guards the southern seas and the dark night. The arm of the Milkyway stretches out from the misty green sky glow that...
Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter ascends above the dark seascape and the bare stone of Peak Head located near Albany, Western Australia. Outshining the brightest stars, Jupiter defiantly pierces a gap in the looming clouds as behind it...
Astrofest 2019 – Highly Commended / Exhibited
Great night at Astrofest 2019! Probably the biggest crowd yet – and for once, clear skies. I had four images that made it into the exhibit (shown at the bottom of this post). Two...
Something Wicked
The Witch Head Nebula (IC2118) appears like a ghostly creature in this image, silently approaching the bright star Cursa (Beta Eridani) to the left. Its ethereal form is illuminated by the nearby supergiant Rigel...
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...
Highly Commended – Australian PotY
I recieved a “Highly Commended” result in the Australian Photographer of the Year awards, for my portfolio titled “Dream Filled Skies”. The images in my portfolio were as below:
Lake Brown Christmas Trip
I spent part of the Christmas holidays in Kalgoorlie, the place where I was from originally until moving to Perth many years ago. I had hoped to make an expedition to Lake Ballard which...
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...
Flinders Bay Jetty
Location Details Scroll to bottom of page for images and posts linders Bay jetty is located north-east of the Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. There are a couple of jetties in this bay, with a park...
