The “Sculptor Galaxy” NGC 253, also known as the “Silver Coin Galaxy”, is a bright local spiral galaxy, smaller than … More
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Open Cluster M41
An open star cluster in Canis Major, visible to the naked eye. Imaged at a field session with Macarthur Astronomical … More
Gem Cluster
A previously unposted archive image of this Southern Hemisphere object, taken earlier this year whilst testing the new ZWO 071 … More
Full Moon
I’ve done less astro-photography so far this year, due to an unfortunate combination of equipment malfunction, purchase of two new … More
Eta Carinae Nebula
The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is … More
Galaxy NGC 55
A nice edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor, somewhat smaller than our own Milky Way. NGC 55 … More
Trifid Nebula
M20, a nebula in Sagittarius, is known as the Trifid Nebula. Its nebulosity is a combination of both emission and … More