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Tag: Featured

Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead – a dark nebula in Orion.
#astronomy

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, B33, Barnard 33, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, Horsehead Nebula, IC 434, image, nature, Nebula, NGC 2023, Orion, pareidolia, photography, Reflection Nebula, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Universe, ZWO ASI071

Super Strike!

Super Strike!

Canon 60D, Electrical Storms, Featured, image, lightning, lightning bolts, lightning strike, nature, photography, science, storm, thunder, thunderbolt

Eastern Veil Nebula

Supernova Remnant NGC 6995 in Cygnus – The Eastern Veil Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, Nebula, NGC 6995, photography, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, Skywatcher esprit 120, SNR, space, supernova remnant, Universe, ZWO ASI071

2022 Review

Image Review: 2022

2022, Annual Review, cosmos, Featured, Stars, Universe

The Trapezium

The Trapezium star cluster in the Orion Nebula, M42.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, Galaxy, image, M42, nature, Nebula, Orion, photography, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, trapezium, Universe, ZWO ASI071

NGC 1512

Galaxy NGC 1512 and companion.
#astronomy

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, Galaxy, Horologium, How I See It, image, nature, NGC 1510, NGC 1512, photography, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Universe, ZWO ASI071

Grus Quartet

The Grus Quartet

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Pleiades

The Pleiades, M45. An open cluster in Taurus.

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Orion Returns…

Mars is back!

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Lunar Eclipse

My images from the total lunar eclipse 2022-11-08

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, Crescent, deep sky, eclipse, Featured, image, Lunar, Lunar Eclipse, Moon, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Universe

Moon Crescent

A recent image of this month’s crescent Moon.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, Crescent, deep sky, Featured, image, Lunar, Moon, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, space, Universe

Albireo

Albireo, a double star in the constellation of Cygnus.

albireo, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, cygnus, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, space, Stars, Universe

NGC 6384

NGC 6384, a Spiral Galaxy in Ophiucus

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Galaxy, image, Meade LX-90, nature, ngc 6384, PGC 60459, photography, science, space, Spiral galaxy, Stars, Universe, world

M7

Ptolemy’s Cluster, NGC 6475, also known as M7

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M2

Messier 2 is a globular cluster 55,000 light years away,

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Satellites of Jupiter

Europa, Io, Ganymede & Callisto

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Late Night Storm

Lightning strike!

bolt, Electrical Storms, Featured, lightning

47 Tucanae

Globular Cluster 47-Tucanae.
#astronomy

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War & Peace Nebula

War and Peace Nebula

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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

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NGC 6781

Planetary Nebula NGC 6781.

amateur astronomy, Aquila, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 5307, NGC 6781, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, space, Stars, Universe, world

Lagoon Nebula

My two and a half hour exposure of the Lagoon Nebula, M8.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Gum 72, IC 1271, IC 4678, image, Lagoon Nebula, LBN 25, M8, nature, NGC 6523, NGC 6526, NGC 6530, photography, RCW 146, Sagittarius, science, Sharpless 25, space, Stars, Universe, world

Northern Star Trails

Northerly star trails.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, celestial pole, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, intervalometer, nature, photography, science, space, Star Trails, Stars, tripod, Universe
2022-07-30 M28 Globular Cluster

M28

Globular Cluster NGC 6626, in Sagittarius

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NGC 3324

The Gabriela Mistral Nebula in Carina.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Carina, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Gabriela Mistral Nebula, gum 31, IC 2599, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 3324, ngc 3372, photography, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, space, Stars, Universe, USODS, world, ZWO ASI071

Moonrise

Afternoon Moonrise

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Lunar, Moon, moonrise, nature, photography, science, space, Stars, Universe, world

Star Birth in Sagittarius

Open Cluster Messier 25

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, creation, deep sky, elements, Featured, image, life cycle, M25, Meade LX-90, Messier 25, nature, open cluster, photography, Population I, Population II, Population III, primaeval, Sagittarius, science, space, star birth, star classification, Stars, stellar population, Universe, world

A Star Dies

A dying star: planetary nebula in Sagittarius.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, debris, deep sky, Dr Brad Tucker, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 6563, photography, Planetary Nebula, Sagittarius, science, space, Space junk, spacex, Stars, Universe, world

Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centauri – our nearest star system.

Alpha Centauri, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, space, Stars, Universe, world
2022-07-27 NGC 6520 OC in Sagittarius Stack_21frames_1835s

Towards the Galaxy’s Heart

The Ink Spot and open cluster NGC 6520

absorption nebula, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Barnard 86, cosmos, creation, Dark Nebula, deep sky, Featured, HD164562, image, Ink Spot, Meade LX-90, molecular cloud, nature, NGC 6520, photography, Sagittarius, science, Solar System, space, Star Cloud, Star Cluster, Stars, Universe, world

Saturn

It’s Saturn season again!

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, planet, Saturn, science, Solar System, space, Stars, Universe, world

The Blue Planetary

The Blue Planetary Nebula in Centaurus.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, helium, image, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, NGC 3918, photography, science, space, Stars, The Blue Planetary Nebula, The Southerner, toroid, Universe, world

Ring Nebula

The Ring Planetary Nebula in Lyra.

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Supernova Remnant

A supernova remnant in the constellation of Norma.

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Retina Nebula

A Unique Planetary Nebula in Scorpius.

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A Globular Cluster in Serpens

A globular cluster and a rocket launch.

amateur astronomy, ASA, Astronomy, australia, Australian Space Agency, Brad Tucker, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Globular Cluster, image, launch, M5, Meade LX-90, Messier 5, Milky Way, nature, NGC 5904, photography, rocket, science, space, Space industry, Space News, Stars, Universe, world

The Cheerio Nebula

A Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

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M90

Messier 90 with Arp 76

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Trifid Nebula

Messsier Object 20

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NGC 2808

A Bright Globular Cluster in Carina

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Carina, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, Globular Cluster, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Sombrero Galaxy

M104, the Sombrero – an attractive target for amateur astronomers; an edge-on spiral galaxy with an emphatic dark dust lane

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SN 2022hrs

A Supernova in Galaxy NGC 4647

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Crescent Moon

Crescent Moon in the Sunset

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world, ZWO ASI071

Omega Centauri

The visually brightest, most massive and largest globular cluster in the sky.

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M83

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, M83

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Centaurus A

Colliding galaxies!

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Recent Sunspots

Sunspots.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, science, solar flare, southern skies, space, Stars, sunspot, Universe, world

Messier 78

M78, a fan-shaped ‘reflection’ nebula in Orion…

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, exoplanet, Featured, image, M78, Meade LX-90, Messier 78, nature, NGC 2068, NGC 2071, photography, Reflection Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, nature, photography, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, science, SETI, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Messier 43

Poor old M43, overlooked and neglected.

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First Quarter Moon

The Clouds Finally Part…… 🌧🌧 It’s been a full month since I’ve had the opportunity to go outside with my … More

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South Celestial Pole

Star Trails in the Octans constellation.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, concentric, cosmos, creation, deep sky, deep south, Featured, image, nature, photography, rotation, science, SCP, Skywatcher esprit 120, South Celestial Pole, southern skies, space, Star Trails, Stars, Universe, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, pareidolia, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canis Major, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, LX-90, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, Sirius, southern skies, space, Stars, The Pup, Universe, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, downstrikes, Featured, image, lightning, lightning bolts, lightning strike, nature, photography, science, southern skies, space, Stars, storm, thunder, Universe, weather, world
2022-02-09 Webb Telescope (centre streak) at LG2

Webb Telescope

I found the Webb Telescope from here in Macarthur!

#macarthur, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, JWST, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, southern skies, space, space telescope, Stars, Universe, Webb, world

Spirograph Nebula

A rare break in the weather enabled me to capture this elegant looking planetary nebula.

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The Eskimo Nebula

Planetary Nebulae are pretty darn’ small in the telescope.

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Falling from The Sky

Strange Sunset Phenomena I made this “video” of stills in 2016 and posted it on YouTube. It lasts 166 seconds, … More

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Electrical Storm

Cloud Strikes Recent summers here in Sydney have often been cloudy and wet – and this summer is following the … More

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2021-12-29 NGC 1365

NGC 1365

A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax

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Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

A rare visitor to the inner Solar System.

amateur astronomy, astro-imaging, Astronomy, astrophotography, Canon 60D, Comet, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard), cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, solar_system, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

NGC 2022

8,100 light years away

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, covid, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 2022, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

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

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2021 Review: Post 2 of 3

Deep Sky An annual review of my best deep sky (beyond the Solar System) images. Thanks for looking! Post 1 … More

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2021 Review: Post 1 of 3

Moon & Planets A reprise of my best Solar System images taken during the year. What! No Comet Leonard? Well … More

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The Crab Nebula, M1

This is what a supernova explosion looks like after nearly a thousand years have passed!

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Night of a Thousand Flashes

Night of a Thousand Flashes: Evening Electrical Storm over #campbelltown #macarthur

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Full Moon Rising

A golden Moonrise.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, Featured, Full Moon, image, Lunar, Moon, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Planetary Nebula NGC 3195

Caldwell 109 Apparent magnitude: +10.1 Apparent dimensions: 40″ x 35″ Constellation: Chamaeleon At the considerable distance of 5,500 light years, … More

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Cleopatra’s Eye

NGC 1535 Object type: Planetary Nebula Apparent magnitude: +9.4 Apparent dimensions: 0.8 x 0.7 arc-mins Constellation: Eridanus “Cleopatra’s Eye” is … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomik, Astronomy, Cleopatra's Eye, cosmos, creation, deep sky, eridanus, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 1535, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher EQ6-R, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Skull Nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 246, Caldwell 56 Apparent magnitude: +10.4 Apparent dimensions: 4.0 x 3.5 arc minutes Constellation: Cetus Image exposure: … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C56, Caldwell 56, Cetus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, Nebula, NGC 246, photography, Planetary Nebula, Schmidt-Cassegrain, science, skull, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Lightning Loop

Electrical Storm

Astronomy, cosmos, Electrical Storms, Featured, image, intervalometer, lightning, nature, photography, science, southern skies, thunder, trigger, world
2021-10-31 Uranus

Uranus

The seventh planet from the Sun.

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2021-10-31 NGC 7009 Saturn Planetary Nebula

The Saturn Nebula

Planetary Nebula NGC 7009

amateur astronomy, aquarius, Astronomy, C55, caldwell 55, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 7009, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Transforming My Old Telescope

From Alt-Az to Equatorial My Meade LX-90 telescope has been with me for thirteen years. It was my second telescope … More

Alt-az, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Equatorial, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, mount, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Electrical Storm

A fine electrical storm over Campbelltown tonight.

amateur astronomy, cloud loop, cosmos, Electrical Storms, Featured, ground strike, lightning, lightning bolts, nature, photography, science, world

Antares With Venus

Conjunction!

amateur astronomy, antares, Astronomy, Conjunction, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, science, Scorpius, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Venus, world
2021-10-06 Neptune

Neptune

The eighth and outermost planet

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, covid, covid-19, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, LX-90, Meade, nature, Neptune, orbit, photography, planet, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, unvaccinated, vaccination, world
2021-09-08 NGC 7293 Helix Nebula

Helix Nebula NGC 7293

Planetary Nebula NGC 7293.

amateur astronomy, aquarius, Astronomy, caldwell 63, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, helix nebula, image, nature, ngc 7293, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Saturn

My sharpest image so far…

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Celestial Alignment

A twilight view of Mercury, Spica & Venus with the asteroid Vesta in attendance.

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Eagle Nebula

Messier 16

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