A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This…
Centaurus A
NGC 5128 is a galaxy bisected by a prominent dust lane. It is a radio emission galaxy with an active…
Orion Nebula in Colour
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is…
The Triangulum Galaxy
This is M33, a neighbouring spiral galaxy which is the third largest in our Local Group and only slightly further…
Tarantula Region
Located in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Tarantula Nebula is a massive object, visible in binoculars.…
The Helix Nebula
Located in Aquarius, the Helix Nebula is one of the best and largest planetary nebulae in the entire sky. It…
Pluto the Previous Planet
This little former planet – 4.9 billion kilometres away – has been on my wanted list for a long, long…
The Story of a Lunar Meteorite
If I can’t go to the Moon, then the Moon jolly well had to come to me. A long time ago,…
Pictures On Display
Amid some great images from my friends at Macarthur Astronomical Society, I am proud to have two of my own images…
Jupiter
First image of Jupiter with the ZWO 290 camera. Moons: Ganymede (left); Io (right). Object Details: Jupiter. Apparent diameter: 44.3…
