Above Us Only Sky
47 Tucanae is a spectacular globular cluster, one of the best in the sky – and easily seen with the…
A naked eye object, easily visible here in the Southern Hemisphere as a summer object in the Northern sky. This…
The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is…
This is M33, a neighbouring spiral galaxy which is the third largest in our Local Group and only slightly further…
Looking a bit like a golden rhinoceros horn – this Lunar crescent was half-obscured by clouds forming above the western horizon,…
Located in the outskirts of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Tarantula Nebula is a massive object, visible in binoculars.…
Also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, NGC 253. A member of the Sculptor Group, it is slightly smaller than the…
Located in Aquarius, the Helix Nebula is one of the best and largest planetary nebulae in the entire sky. It…
This little former planet – 4.9 billion kilometres away – has been on my wanted list for a long, long…
Field of view approximately 98º x 75º. Exposed at f/4.5, ISO 640. Total duration of trails: 50.5 minutes, consisting of 98…
The two large craters with ejection rays are: Copernicus (just right of centre), 93 km diameter & 3.8 km deep;…
This image of Mars was was composed from a 4.8 minute video exposure, using the digital crop feature of my…
Saturn’s rings are at their widest tilt for the year this month (September 2018), at 26.3°, just short of last year’s…
There is something about crescent Moons which captures my imagination. I’ve imaged a few but I’ve yet to realise my…
The Lunar eclipse of 28th July 2018 (pictured above at 5.37 am) was cut short for me by high cloud…
If I can’t go to the Moon, then the Moon jolly well had to come to me. A long time ago,…
