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Tag: southern skies

Trifid Nebula

Messsier Object 20

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cartes du Ciel, cosmos, creation, deep sky, EQ6-R, EQMOD, Featured, image, M20, nature, NGC 6514, PHD, photography, science, SharpCap, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Trifid Nebula, Universe, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, M104, Messier 104, nature, photography, rant, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, soapbox, sombrero, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Virgo, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, galaxy from the inside, image, M83, Meade LX-90, Messier 83, nature, NGC 5236, photography, science, Southern Pinwheel, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Centaurus A

Colliding galaxies!

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C77, Caldwell 77, Centaurus A, colliding galaxies, collision, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 5128, photography, radio lobes, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

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.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Burnham's Celestial Handbook, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, M42, M43, Messier 43, nature, Nebula, NGC 1982, NU Orionis, Orion Nebula, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, trapezium, Universe, world

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.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, black hole, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, IC 418, image, LX-90, microlensing, MOA-2011-BLG-191/OGLE-2011-BLG-0462, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Spirograph Nebula, Stars, Universe, Webb Telescope, world

The Eskimo Nebula

Planetary Nebulae are pretty darn’ small in the telescope.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C39, Caldwell 39, clown face nebula, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Eskimo Nebula, Featured, Gemini, HD 59087, HD 59088, image, LX-90, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 2392, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world, ZWO ASI071

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

aircraft, Atmospheric, Canon 60D, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, flat earth, flatearth, image, mystery, nature, phenomena, photography, plane, Sky, southern skies, space, world

Electrical Storm

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

Astronomy, Canon 60D, cosmos, creation, Featured, image, lightning, lightning bolts, nature, photography, science, southern skies, Stars, world
2021-12-29 NGC 1365

NGC 1365

A fine barred spiral galaxy in Fornax

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, barred spiral galaxy, classification, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, fornax, Galaxy, image, nature, NGC 1365, photography, science, seyfert galaxy, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, spiral, stargazing, Stars, Universe, world

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!

amateur astronomy, astro-imaging, Astro-photography, Astronomy, cosmos, Crab, Crab Nebula, Crab Pulsar, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, M1, Messier 1, nature, Nebula, photography, PSR B0531+21, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, SN1054A, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova, supernova remnant, Taurus A, Universe, world

Night of a Thousand Flashes

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

australia, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, lightning, lightning bolts, nature, photography, science, southern skies, storm, Universe, weather, world

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

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C109, Caldwell 109, Chamaeleon, cosmos, covid, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Meade LX-90, nature, NGC 3195, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

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

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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.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, jokes, moons, nature, photography, planet, satellites, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Uranus, world
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

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…

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, planet, Planetary Nebula, Rings, satellites, Saturn, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Tilt, Universe, world

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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A Shadow on Jupiter

Io Casts a Shadow

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Callisto, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Europa, Featured, Ganymede, image, Io, Jupiter, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, transit, Universe, world

206,000 Light Years Away!

The Small Magellanic Cloud, NGC 292

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Omega Nebula, M17

Omega Nebula, M17
In the constellation of Sagittarius

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Distant Nebulae

NGC 346 and more in the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Messier 71

Globular Cluster

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Moon and Venus

Conjunction

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Conjunction, cosmos, Crescent, dslr, Earthshine, Featured, image, Moon, nature, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, southern skies, space, Universe, Venus, world
Prawn Nebula IC4628

IC 4628

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

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The Western Veil Nebula

Supernova Remnant.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C34, Caldwell 34, cosmos, creation, cygnus, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6960, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, SNR, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova remnant, Universe, Veil Nebula, Western, world

Moon and ExoMoons.

Exciting discovery!

ALMA, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, circumplanetary disc, circumstellar disc, cosmos, creation, deep sky, exomoon, exoplanet, Featured, formation, image, Lunar, Mare Nectaris, Mare tranquilitatis, Moon, nature, PDS 70, PDS 70c, photography, Planetary Nebula, protoplanetary disc, radio astronomy, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Star, Stars, T-Tauri, Theophilus, Tranquility Base, Universe, world, ZWO ASI 290

NGC 6025

Open Star Cluster
Caldwell 95

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NGC 6072

Planetary Nebula in Scorpius

2MASX J16125713-3613263, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6072, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Scorpius, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world, ZWO ASI 290

Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Mars

Conjunction!

amateur astronomy, ashen glow, Astronomy, Canon 60D, Conjunction, cosmos, creation, deep sky, evening, Featured, horizon, image, Lunar, Mars, moonshine, morning, nature, orbit, photography, planet, science, soapbox, southern skies, space, Stars, sunrise, Sunset, Universe, Venus, Venus in the East, Venus in the West, world

IC 4685

Emission Nebula in Sagittarius

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PN Shapley 1

The ‘Fine Ring’ Nebula

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

The Blue Planetary Nebula

NGC 3918 in Centaurus

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Dazzling Venus

Why do we only see Venus in the West?

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The Bug Nebula

A unique planetary nebula in Scorpius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Caldwell 69, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, NGC 6302, photography, Planetary Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, The Bug Nebula, Universe, world

Moon Close Up

Kids questions about the Moon.

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The Keyhole Nebula

Dark Nebula in the Eta Carinae Nebula

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NGC 6357

The Lobster Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Lobster Nebula, nature, Nebula, NGC 6357, photography, science, Scorpius, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, War and Peace Nebula, world

Comet 2019/F1 (ATLAS-Africano)

A Comet in Octans Exposure: 12 Minutes Field of View: 19.4 x 19.4 arcmin Image date: 2021-06-12 It’s not often … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, C/2018 F1 (ATLAS-Africano), Comet, cosmos, creation, deep sky, image, nature, Octans, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Venus & Distorted Moon

Setting in the West

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Lunar, Moon, moonset, nature, photography, planet, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, Venus, world

Caldwell 107

A Distant Globular Cluster in Apus

amateur astronomy, Apus, Astronomy, Caldwell 107, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Fast Radio Burst, Featured, FRB, Globular Cluster, image, nature, NGC 6101, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Cat’s Paw Nebula

NGC 6334, an emission nebula in Scorpius

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Cat's Paw Nebula, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Emission Nebula, Featured, Gum 61, image, nature, NGC 6334, NGG 6334, pareidolia, photography, RCW 127, science, Scorpius, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Total Lunar Eclipse (2)

26th May 2021

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, Earthshine, Featured, image, Lunar Eclipse, photography, progress, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, total, totality, Universe, world

Total Lunar Eclipse

26th May 2021

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, Earthshine, Featured, image, Lunar Eclipse, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, Solar System, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Lambda Centauri Nebula (2)

Part of the Running Chicken Emission Nebula

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, bok globule, C100, Caldwell 100, Centaurus, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, G42, IC 2944, IC 2948, image, lambda centauri, Lambda Centauri Nebula, nature, photography, RCW 62, Running Chicken Nebula, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe

Gibbous Moon

Why no stars?

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2021-05-19 NGC 6523 M8 Lagoon Nebula Stack_16frames_

Lagoon Nebula M8

NGC 6523

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Lagoon Nebula, LBN 25, M8, Messier 8, nature, Nebula, NGC 6523, NGC 6530, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Beehive Cluster M44

An open cluster in Cancer….

amateur astronomy, astro-imaging, Astronomy, Beehive, Caldwell, cancer, cartoon, Cluster, Constellation, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, fuzzies, Glob hunt, image, M44, Messier, Messier 44, Messier hunt, nature, NGC 2632, PHD, photography, Praesepe, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe

Caldwell 48

A galaxy in Cancer….

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Caldwell 96

An open cluster in Carina…astro-imaging

amateur astronomy, ASCOM, astro-imaging, Astronomy, C96, caldwell 96, Carina, cosmos, creation, deep sky, EQMOD, Featured, image, nature, NGC 2516, open cluster, PHD, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Caldwell 108

A globular cluster in the southern constellation of Musca

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Star Cluster M67

NGC 2682 Constellation: Cancer Magnitude: +6.9 Diameter: 19 light years. Apparent size: 25 arc min Distance: 2600 light years. Open Clusters … More

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Trio of Galaxies

M105 & Friends

2MASX, 2MASX J10483408+1258590, 2MASX J10485882+1300587, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, Leo, M105, Messier 105, nature, NGC 3379, NGC 3384, NGC 3389, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Moonset Projection

Moonset projected on Arts Cenre

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Campbelltown Arts Centre, cosmos, creation, Crescent, deep sky, Featured, image, Lunar, Moon, moonset, nature, photography, science, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

My First Quasar!

3C 273

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

Last Quarter Moon

Sunset on the Moon

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, cosmos, creation, Featured, Gibbous, image, Last quarter moon, Moon, nature, phase, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Stars, Universe, world

Omicron Velorum

The Omicron Velorum Cluster IC 2391.

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2021-03-24 Moon 11 Days

The Silvery Moon

Gibbous Moon

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