Moon Practice
The last time I had my telescope out doing deep sky stuff was in June! (excluding one unsuccessful imaging session). Fate, chance, and weather have been against me. And October / November doesn’t appear...
Category: Astrophotography
The Firebird
The emission nebula NGC6188 appears like a firebird in this image, swooping down with wings outstretched upon its reflection in the depths below. Located 4,000 lightyears away in the constellation Ara, this nebula is...
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...
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...
The Blue Angel
Wow, can’t believe its been three months since my last post (and even longer since I dusted off my telescope)! I’ve been avoiding doing astro or social media whilst finishing off my uni exams...
Widefields of Antares and Corona
Two and a bit hours’ drive north of Perth there is a small nature reserve near Regan’s Ford with some of the darkest skies you can get (second only to the middle of the...
The Triad
This image of the Lagoon, Trifid and NGC6559 nebulas was taken on 11/07/2018. It was a tough night to image on, with dew condensing on the telescope early at 8pm when I was just...
The Winds of Rho Ophiuchi
Four hours out of Perth, deep in the wheatbelt, the night skies of Lake Brown are the darkest one could hope for. Whilst previously I have visited here for nightscape photography, this time I...
Across the Pale Moon
On the 21/02/2018 at 7:54pm the International Space Station (ISS) passed across the moon as seen from Perth, Western Australia. At this moment, the moon was 27deg above the horizon, the station being 804km...
