A globular cluster and a rocket launch.
Tag: Milky Way
Our Closest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.
The Coal Sack
The Coalsack is probably the most prominent dark nebula in our skies.
Astronomy, Bushfires and Hail
Welcome to my first post for 2020. It may look slightly different this year, because I finally took the plunge … More
The Circinus Galaxy
What’s so special about this galaxy? Well, it’s the longest exposure I’ve ever taken (over two hours) but that’s not … More
Comet C/2016 M1 (Panstarrs)
A non-telescopic image, with camera piggy-backed on telescope. At a reported magnitude 9, Comet 2016 M1 – in the Sagittarius region … 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
Milky Way
This is what a galaxy looks like from the inside! Taken in 2016, this wide-field image shows the glory of … More
Pluto the Previous Planet
This little former planet – 4.9 billion kilometres away – has been on my wanted list for a long, long … More
Milky Way
Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … More
Carina & Vela
A short series of wide field views of the Milky Way, taken at the Macarthur Astronomical Society dark sky observing … More
Southern Skies
Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More
Wide Field Views
All images © R.Powell
Campbelltown Rotary Observatory
Campbelltown Rotary Observatory is owned by Western Sydney University and is located in the appropriately named Milky Way, behind the … More
Milky Way Star Fields
All images © R.Powell
Milky Way
Some unguided (hence short exposure) wide field images taken with my Canon 60D and Sigma 50mm f/1.8 lens: All images … 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
2011 – Deep Sky
Star clusters M45 (Pleiades) in Taurus, M37 in Auriga and the Jewel Box NGC4555 in Crux. Emission Nebula in Eta … More
The Milky Way
Widefield exposures of the Southern Milky Way, taken during a field observing night with my friends at Macarthur Astronomical Society recently. … More
Deep Sky & Solar System
Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More
Cosmic Focus 