Venus

The second planet.

Full Moon Rising

A golden Moonrise.

Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Mars

Conjunction!

Dazzling Venus

Why do we only see Venus in the West?

Venus & Distorted Moon

Setting in the West

Large Magellanic Cloud

The LMC is a nearby small galaxy, 160,000 light years away. This negative image in black and white shows the Western … 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

Orion Region

Orion is one of the better known constellations and is most famous for the Orion Nebula, M42. This image also … More

Dark Sky Observing Thwarted

Above: The Large Magellanic Cloud. Canon 60D on Star Adventurer mount, 24mm lens, 3 minutes, f4.5, ISO 1600, cropped. Following our visit … More

Orion Wide Field

Constellations: Orion Taurus Canis Major. Objects: M42 Orion Nebula M45 Pleiades C41 Hyades Image: Date: 2018-01-20. Location: Leumeah, NSW. Environment: … More

Milky Way

Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … 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

Venus in the Evening

Magnificent Venus returned to the evening sky in July 2016 and will remain dominant in the Western sky until March … More

2013 – Wide Field

All images © R.Powell

Wide Field Views

Nova!

My first nova, TCP J18102829-2729590, an 8th-9th magnitude object in the Sagittarius “Teapot” asterism. This cropped image was taken with … More

Near The Horizon

Last night I joined my Macarthur Astronomical Society friends at Campbelltown Rotary Observatory for another of our public astronomy nights. … More

Sunset at the Observing Field

Clouds can spoil our observing nights but they make great sunsets. We call our observing site “Stargard”. It was named … 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

2012 – Wide Field Astro-Photography

Wide field views are just as much a part of astronomy as telescopes are and anyone can do astronomy with … More

Orion Wide Field

2015-12-31 Orion Region 2min 18mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 Testing my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer camera mount, last night I achieved … More