NGC 1365

Object Details: Designation: NGC 1365 Constellation: Fornax Visual magnitude: +9.6 … More

Flocculent Galaxy NGC 7793

Object Details: Designation: NGC 7793 Constellation: Sculptor Visual magnitude: +9.2 Apparent size: 10.4′ x 6.0′ Diameter: 37,000 light … More

Object Details: Designations: NGC 6752, Caldwell 93. Constellation: Pavo. Visual magnitude: +5.4 … More

Object Details: Designation: M15, NGC 7078 Constellation: Pegasus Visual magnitude: +6.2 Apparent size: 18′ … More

A 46 minute exposure of the Andromeda galaxy, M31 – my first serious attempt to image this wonderful neighbour of … More

The “Sculptor Galaxy” NGC 253, also known as the “Silver Coin Galaxy”, is a bright local spiral galaxy, smaller than … More

A bright but fuzzy local spiral galaxy, which at +8 magniude is well within the reach of small amateur telescopes … More

This Moon crescent kept us company for much of the evening during our last field night. It set at 10 pm, giving … More

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

An open star cluster in Canis Major, visible to the naked eye. Imaged at a field session with Macarthur Astronomical … More

A previously unposted archive image of this Southern Hemisphere object, taken earlier this year whilst testing the new ZWO 071 … More

I’ve done less astro-photography so far this year, due to an unfortunate combination of equipment malfunction, purchase of two new … More

The Eta Carinae Nebula – a bright nebula visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere sky. It is … More

A fine summer object, located in the region above Orion’s Belt (which is generally known as Orion’s Sword – but … More

Located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), these two objects are designated NGC 346 (upper) and NGC 371 (lower). The … More

Also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, NGC 253. A member of the Sculptor Group, it is slightly smaller than the … More

A nice edge-on barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor, somewhat smaller than our own Milky Way. NGC 55 … More

M27 – the Dumbbell is a prominent planetary nebula in Vulpecula and was the first to be discovered, in 1764. It … More

The Trifid Nebula, M20 and open cluster M21. An attempt to improve on my first image, in black and white, … More

A bright globular cluster in Tucana. 15,000 light years away, in the constellation of Tucana, lies the second brightest globular cluster … More

M20, a nebula in Sagittarius, is known as the Trifid Nebula. Its nebulosity is a combination of both emission and … More