M7

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

War & Peace Nebula

War and Peace Nebula

Supernova Remnant

A supernova remnant in the constellation of Norma.

The Cheerio Nebula

A Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

Antares With Venus

Conjunction!

IC 4628

A colossal star-forming emission nebula in the southern constellation of Scorpius

NGC 6072

Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

NGC 6357

The Lobster Nebula

Cat’s Paw Nebula

NGC 6334, an emission nebula in Scorpius

Open Cluster in Scorpius

Calwell 75, an open star cluster in Scorpius, about 14° south of Antares.

Messier 4

Over one hundred and forty globular clusters orbit the Milky Way outside the galactic disc structure.

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

Cat’s Paw Nebula

A bright emission nebula, located 820 light-years away in the Scorpius region of the Milky Way. The red colour comes from … More

Butterfly Cluster, M6

This beautiful cluster was riding high in the clear night sky, almost at the zenith. It was the first image … More

Prawn Nebula

IC 4628, a bright H II (ionised atomic hydrogen) emission nebula in Scorpius, is more than seventy light years in … More

IC 4628

A bright emission nebula, located in Scorpius. Probably a bit too close to the Moon that night. I also had … More

The Butterfly Cluster

An open cluster (also known as Messier 6) in Scorpius which is estimated to be just 50-100 million years old. The bright star … 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

Cat’s Paw Nebula

An emission nebula with the resemblance of an animal’s paw print, in the constellation of Scorpius. It is a stellar … More

Milky Way

Above – Milky Way in Carina, Crux, Circinus and Centaurus. A region which is rich with stars and interesting objects. Top … More

Venus in the Evening

Magnificent Venus returned to the evening sky in July 2016 and will remain dominant in the Western sky until March … More

Jupiter and Mars

I was hoping to see comets during this observing session but while the sky looked clear, we had high haze, making narrow … 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

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

Ptolemy’s Cluster

I haven’t done a lot of astro-photography lately for several reasons. One of them being my attempts to convert the … More