The Jewel Box

The jewel Box – an open star cluster in Crux.

A very young cluster near the Southern Cross.

Located at 60° South, the Jewel Box (in Crux) is one of those southern gems which I keep returning to but … More

Southern Skies

Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More

. I belong to Macarthur Astronomical Society and some of my images (and those of other members) were projected … More

A planetary nebula (a star that is dying), two star clusters, a globular cluster containing millions of stars and an … More

2015-05-09 Jewel Box 90 sec 2000mm f/10 ISO 6400-1000 (two images stacked). Having converted my Meade LX90 telescope mount from … More