Huddling Against the Dark
Huddling against the infinite darkness millions of stars gather together to share their light with one another. The great globular cluster of Centaurus, Omega Centauri is revealed in all its wonder and beauty in...
Category: Deep Sky Astrophotography
Astrophotography of deep sky objects such as nebulas and galaxies. These are predominantly conducted through a telescope.
Some Nebula
Ok, NGC 5367 is not a popular target – it doesn’t even have an English word name. But don’t worry, you can read up on it in detail on its Wikiepedia page (oh wait,...
Carcharoth
In the constellation Scorpio a great, dark wolf lies in wait amongst the glowing crimson nebula, patiently watching as the stars drift like snow in the never ending night. Sandqvist 17, the Dark Wolf...
Centaurus A
One can’t mistake the galaxy Centaurus A. Its unique structure have made it a common astrophotography and scientific target – (well, atleast for southern hemisphere astrophotographers). This broadband plus Ha / OIII narrowband image...
The Cold Galaxy
Messier M83 (The Southern Pinwheel) galaxy spins slowly in a night with no end, its ghostly arms reaching out to caress the stars as they trail behind the bright core. Taken near Mullewa, Western...
The Drowning Star
The star HD147889 in the center of image sinks silently in the tempest that is the large nebula complex in the Rho Ophiuchius / Antares area. The dark currents swirl around the stars, their...
The Blue Horsehead
In the constellation of Scorpius lies the Blue Horsehead nebula. This ghostly apparition is a reflection nebula that is illuminated by the blue light of the star Jabbah (Nu Scorpii). Can’t believe this is...
The Tarantula’s Web
Nestled in its lair in the Large Magellanic Clouds, the massive Tarantula Nebula spreads out its faint webs to catch some stella pray. Been a while since my last effort through a telescope, warming...
The Triplet
Three spiral galaxies, M65, M66 and NGC3628 dance together amongst the stars. Galaxies are not my usual targets but as my primary target (M78) was getting low in the west I thought I’d fill...
The Coiling Dragon
Messier 78 writhes in Orion’s nebula, coiling restlessly like an asian dragon within a heaven of smoke and glimpses of fire. Its getting a bit late in the season for M78, I had to...
