The Field of Carina
The great Carina Nebula glows without peer in this image, nestled amongst a field of bright stars. The dense pack of stars towards the top right is the Wishing Well Cluster (NGC3532) and at...
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Riding the Wave
52 Cygni seemingly rides the wave of the Veil Nebula in this image (well a small part of the Veil nebula – NGC6960). The subject probably suits a longer focal length than my telescope,...
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 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...
Wreathed in Smoke and Flame
How great it is to clean off the dust from my telescope and take it out under the dark skies over the weekend (well dark-ish anyway – the moon was at 56%). I decided...
