Star Trails in the Octans constellation.
Category: Stars
The Dog Star & the Pup
Camera :ZWO ASI071 Exposure:300 x 2 sec., stacked Image date:2022-02-09 Which is the first star to become visible after sunset? … More
The Crab Nebula, M1
This is what a supernova explosion looks like after nearly a thousand years have passed!
Antares With Venus
Conjunction!
Distant Nebulae
NGC 346 and more in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Concentric Circles
Southerly Star Trails
Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes
Alpha Centauri
A nearby triple star system.
Our Closest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.
Multiple Star Acrux
The brightest star in the smallest constellation.
The Coal Sack
The Coalsack is probably the most prominent dark nebula in our skies.
Forgotten But Remembered – 1
Sun Dog, Star Trails, and a Globular Cluster Please click to enlarge. This post is the first of two which … More
The Pleiades
The Pleiades is a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus, relatively close to Earth – and is a … More
Sky Watcher
This was a thirty second snap taken during the period while I was imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen through my SkyWatcher ED120 … More
Gem Cluster
A previously unposted archive image of this Southern Hemisphere object, taken earlier this year whilst testing the new ZWO 071 … More
Clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud
This image shows detail in a very small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy visible … More
Gem Cluster
A Southern Hemisphere object. Object Details: NGC 3293 Constellation: Carina. Visual magnitude: +4.7 Apparent diameter: 6.0 arc-min. (about one fifth … More
Star Trails
I spent a few days at Ulladulla last week, a coastal town 180 kilometres south of Sydney. With no telescope … More
Telescopic Star Trails
The motion of the stars in Carina, as viewed through my telescope. Note the different star colours and the ghostly … More
Star Cluster NGC 2516
This is a beautiful southern cluster of about a hundred stars, which fitted just nicely into the field of view. … More
M23
An open star cluster in Sagittarius. Object Details: Messier 23, NGC 6494 Visual magnitude: +5.5 Apparent diameter: 29 arc-min. Actual … More
Albireo
Albireo – a colourful variable double star system in Cygnus. It’s naked eye appearance is of a magnitude 3.0 single star but … More
Wild Duck
M11, is a nice open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scutum. In appearance, it bears some similarity to globular … More
Meridian Star Trails
Field of view approximately 98º x 75º. Exposed at f/4.5, ISO 640. Total duration of trails: 50.5 minutes, consisting of 98 … More
2013 – Star Regions
All images © R.Powell
Nova!
My first nova, TCP J18102829-2729590, an 8th-9th magnitude object in the Sagittarius “Teapot” asterism. This cropped image was taken with … More
Southern Star Trails
Image details: Location: The Oaks, NSW. Direction: facing SSW. Field of view: 40° x 27°. Camera: Canon 60D mounted on a … More
Star Trail Album
All images © R.Powell
Star Trails
Northerly star trails taken from The Oaks, NSW. Exposure time was approximately fifty-five minutes. It was totally clear when I … More
Acrux
Acrux, also known as Alpha Crucis is the brightest star of the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross. It is … More
Star Trails in Suburbia
My front verandah faces a near Westerly direction and gives me a great view towards the Blue Mountains. Last night … More
Sundry Images
All images © R.Powell
Star Trails
2016-03-07 Southern Star Trails. The South Celestial Polar region, 43 minutes exposure. All images © R.Powell
2012 – Stars
Some single stars and double stars, imaged by me in 2012. Click on any image to enlarge. All images © … More
Cosmic Focus 