The spindle Galaxy in Sextans.
NGC 3115
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The Hyades
The Hyades star cluster in Taurus.
Messier 3
Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
The Antennae Galaxies
Colliding Galaxies in Corvus.
Venus
The second planet.
Markarian’s Chain
Markarian’s Chain of galaxies in Virgo. #astronomy #galaxy #asteroid
Wishing Well Cluster
An open cluster in Carina
NGC 6772
Planetary Nebula NGC 6772 in Aquila.
#astronomy #planetarynebula
Nebulae in Carina
A bright star-forming nebula in Carina: NGC 3603
NGC 5286
The globular cluster Caldwell 84, in Centaurus
Galaxies in Centaurus
Galaxies galore.
The Motion of the Stars
The motion of the stars.
Omega Centauri
The massive globular cluster, the beautiful Omega Centauri.
Partial Solar Eclipse
Never give up!
The Jewel Box
The jewel Box – an open star cluster in Crux.
Centaurus A
The “Hamburger Galaxy” NGC 5128 in Centaurus.
Nebula IC2948
A bright emission nebula in Centaurus.
Conjunction
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction!
Venus & Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter on approach!
Carina Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Southern Hemisphere.
Orion Nebula
The biggest, brightest and most photogenic nebula in the Northern Hemisphere. Also Astronomy News of the Week.
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
A comet passing through.
Horsehead Nebula
The Horsehead – a dark nebula in Orion.
#astronomy
Eastern Veil Nebula
Supernova Remnant NGC 6995 in Cygnus – The Eastern Veil Nebula
The Trapezium
The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.
NGC 1512
Galaxy NGC 1512 and companion.
#astronomy
Grus Quartet
The Grus Quartet
Pleiades
The Pleiades, M45. An open cluster in Taurus.
Orion Returns…
Mars is back!
Lunar Eclipse
My images from the total lunar eclipse 2022-11-08
Moon Crescent
A recent image of this month’s crescent Moon.
Albireo
Albireo, a double star in the constellation of Cygnus.
NGC 6384
NGC 6384, a Spiral Galaxy in Ophiucus
Small Magellanic Cloud
Small Magellanic Cloud
The Tarantula
The Tarantula Nebula and part of the Large Magellanic Cloud
M7
Ptolemy’s Cluster, NGC 6475, also known as M7
M2
Messier 2 is a globular cluster 55,000 light years away,
Satellites of Jupiter
Europa, Io, Ganymede & Callisto
47 Tucanae
Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae.
#astronomy
War & Peace Nebula
War and Peace Nebula
M18
Open Cluster in Sagittarius Image exposure: 60 minutes Image size: 38.5 x 24.9 arcmin Image date: 2022-07-30 one arcmin is … More
NGC 6781
Planetary Nebula NGC 6781.
Lagoon Nebula
My two and a half hour exposure of the Lagoon Nebula, M8.
Northern Star Trails
Northerly star trails.
M28
Globular Cluster NGC 6626, in Sagittarius
NGC 3324
The Gabriela Mistral Nebula in Carina.
Moonrise
Afternoon Moonrise
Star Birth in Sagittarius
Open Cluster Messier 25
A Star Dies
A dying star: planetary nebula in Sagittarius.
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri – our nearest star system.
Towards the Galaxy’s Heart
The Ink Spot and open cluster NGC 6520
Saturn
It’s Saturn season again!
The Blue Planetary
The Blue Planetary Nebula in Centaurus.
Ring Nebula
The Ring Planetary Nebula in Lyra.
Supernova Remnant
A supernova remnant in the constellation of Norma.
Retina Nebula
A Unique Planetary Nebula in Scorpius.
A Globular Cluster in Serpens
A globular cluster and a rocket launch.
The Cheerio Nebula
A Planetary Nebula in Scorpius
M90
Messier 90 with Arp 76
Trifid Nebula
Messsier Object 20
NGC 2808
A Bright Globular Cluster in Carina
Sombrero Galaxy
M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane
SN 2022hrs
A Supernova in Galaxy NGC 4647
Crescent Moon
Crescent Moon in the Sunset
Omega Centauri
The visually brightest, most massive and largest globular cluster in the sky.
M83
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83
Centaurus A
Colliding galaxies!
Recent Sunspots
Sunspots.
Messier 78
M78, a fan-shaped ‘reflection’ nebula in Orion…
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Planetary Nebula NGC 2867
Caldwell 90, in Carina
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Feeling Lonely
A Poem about the search for intelligent life in the Universe
Messier 43
Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.
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First Quarter Moon
South Celestial Pole
Star Trails in the Octans constellation.
Eta Carinae
A Star within the Eta Carina Nebula Image exposure: 45.75 min Image field of view: 23.9 x 16 arcmin Image … More
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
Electrical Storm
Camera :Canon 60D, 50mm. Exposure:25 sec, f/7.1, ISO160 Image date:2022-02-10 One night I got a perfect sky for astronomy. The … More
Webb Telescope
I found the Webb Telescope from here in Macarthur!
Spirograph Nebula
A rare break in the weather enabled me to capture this elegant looking planetary nebula.
The Eskimo Nebula
Planetary Nebulae are pretty darn’ small in the telescope.
NGC 1365
A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
A rare visitor to the inner Solar System.
NGC 2022
8,100 light years away
2021 Review: Post 3 of 3
Deep Sky Post 1 of 3 (Solar System) Post 2 of 3 (Deep Sky) Click on any image to view … More
Cosmic Focus 