Saturn, Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae 22nd August 2016

DBK21 Imaging Source Camera, 6 Inch Skywatcher Matsukov and 5X Televue Powermate.  1000 frames taken at 15 FPS, processed in Registax.

Modified Canon 450D,6 Inch Skywatcher Matsukov,Eyepiece Camera Projection Adaptor(Prime Focus)   5x2min exposures stacked and processed in Nebulosity and some tweeking in Canon DDP.

Modified Canon 450D,6 Inch Skywatcher Matsukov,Eyepiece Camera Projection Adaptor(Prime Focus)   5x2min exposures stacked and processed in Nebulosity and some tweeking in Canon DDP.

Ben Lomond Star Night February 6th 2016

January 9th 2016 Clarendon Astronomy Night

Eta Carinae

Running Chicken Nebula

thieron time lapse 2nd attempt H264 comp

Light Painting at Clarendon House 15th August 2015

A Day at The Dish

Welcome to the Dish!

The Dish with the original receiving cabin in the foreground to the right.

The Dish from the Garden.

Driving in to the Dish from the road at 300mm maximum zoom.

 The Dish and the Moon (mid to top left).

 Driving out from the Dish from the road at 300mm maximum zoom.

Back to the The Dish at Night with some star trails even though cloudy!

Two Nights at Ororal Valley Tracking Station

 Scott light painting his name.  Note to Self...paint letters back to front to see right way round with camera!  Taken at Ororal Valley Campsite.

 Scott whirling red headlight torch on the end of a scarf taken at Ororal Valley Campsite.

 The Emu in the Southern Sky with red light painted onto branches in the foreground  taken at Ororal Valley Campsite.

 Antares and surrounding nebulosity taken at Ororal Valley Campsite.

 Michael(Myself), Scott and Emiel at the 9 Metre Antenna Pad.

 Scott and the Magellanic Clouds at the Operations Building.

 15 Minute Star Trails at the Operations Building.

 Star Trails and Light Painting at the Minitrack Control Building.

Minitrack Antenna Pad with Constellation Orion.

Wide Field Shots Sagittarius and Scorpius

Image contains the Sagittarius Star Cloud, the Lagoon Nebula and the Ptolemy Cluster

This image features the red giant star Antares and surrounding nebulosity

Images consists of 5 30 second shots taken with a Canon 760D and a TS-E 90mm Lens.  Tracking via Vixen Polaire and processing in Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Wide Field of Constellation Carina including Eta Carina Nebula

First version with emphasis on the nebula in the centre

Second version with more emphasis on the surrounding star cloud

Image consists of 5 30 second shots taken with a Canon 760D and a 90mm Lens.  Tracking via Vixen Polaire and processing in Nebulosity and Photoshop.

Emu Rising from Blackstone Heights

30 second exposure, 3200iso, Canon 760D, Tokina WA Lens F2.8

NGC3352 Another open star cluster in Carina

Image in 5 X 2 minute frames stacked and processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop.  Camera in a modified Canon 450D with a Skywatcher ED80.