The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, M24.
Category: Milky Way
The Coal Sack
The Coalsack is probably the most prominent dark nebula in our skies.
The Circinus Galaxy
What’s so special about this galaxy? Well, it’s the longest exposure I’ve ever taken (over two hours) but that’s not … More
Milky Way
This is what a galaxy looks like from the inside! Taken in 2016, this wide-field image shows the glory of … More
Milky Way
Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … More
Carina & Vela
A short series of wide field views of the Milky Way, taken at the Macarthur Astronomical Society dark sky observing … More
Southern Skies
Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More
Milky Way Star Fields
All images © R.Powell
Milky Way
Some unguided (hence short exposure) wide field images taken with my Canon 60D and Sigma 50mm f/1.8 lens: All images … More
The Milky Way
Widefield exposures of the Southern Milky Way, taken during a field observing night with my friends at Macarthur Astronomical Society recently. … More
Ptolemy’s Cluster
I haven’t done a lot of astro-photography lately for several reasons. One of them being my attempts to convert the … More
Cosmic Focus 