Valley of the Cycads

A rainy day in the Valley of the Cycads at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs.

Dinosaur Christmas

Do dinosaurs celebrate Christmas? This one does! Merry Christmas from Banjo on the Jump-Up Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Rodeo Bronze

A rodeo bronze of Ray Hermann in Elderslie Street. Ray 'the Winton whiz' won two World titles and seven Australian titles.

Stormy Skies

Stormy dkies over the Jump-Up Dark Sky Sanctuary near Winton, Queensland.

Tambo Dam

A view at the Tambo Dam is always a good spot for a break from driving.

Big Melon

The Big Watermelon in Chinchilla on my recent return trip home from the coast.

Summer Shower

A summer shower dampens the parched ground.

Pleiades M45

The beautiful Pleiades cluster glows among a molecular cloud of gas.

Tangalooma Sunset

A Tangalooma sunset.

Cushion Starfish

A spectactular cushion starfish or seastar along the shores of Tangalooma.

Tangalooma Camp

A view from the boat anchorage at Tangalooma Wrecks.

Noosa Heads

The Noosa Headland from Alexandria Beach. A great walk through the Noosa National Park.

Noosa River Mouth

A peaceful spot on the spit near the mouth of the Noosa River.

Mudjimba

Thar she blows! Mudjimba Island whale likeness.

Best Wall in Maroochydore

The Tidal Wall sculpture behind the Plaza at Maroochydore. Twenty-three years later and definitely still the best wall on the Sunshine Coast.

New Crescent

The thin white line of a new lunar crescent lights up the evening sky. The waxing crescents are the best.

Andromeda M31

The great Andromeda Galaxy (M31) fills more than my little sensor can fit. This one will require some careful mosaic stitching to piece it together.

Comet 2025 R2 Swan

Comet Swan as it rapidly fades and exits stage left from the inner solar system.

The Eagle

The classic M16 or Eagle Nebula which contains the Hubble image Pillars of Creation. This is only 7.5 minutes of luminance data, clouds were getting in the way.

Fornax A

Fornax A galaxy NGC 1316 in Fornax is around 67 million light years away. Information in this image started its journey to earth just prior to the dinosaur extinction. This was 60 minutes of data.

Horsehead Nebula

You can see the difference here now that 62 minutes of luminance data has been captured, more detail, better contrast, fanter streams of gas becoming visible. Ahh the journey of learning monochrome astrophotography, time makes all the difference.

Monochrome Horsehead

The horsehead nebula in monochrome, just 10 minutes of 30 second subs on luminance for a first test.

Rowes Bay

Some installation art in Rowes Bay, Townsville.

Castle Hill

A view of Townsville from Castle Hill.

The Strand

A windy evening view of Magnetic Island from the Strand on a quick getaway to Townsville for some fish and chips and a little RnR.

Mountain Moon Shadow

The shadows of mountains on the Moon.

Shrubbery and Sunsets

Green shrubbery and orange sunsets.

Melting Tree

An old tree that appears to be melting into the rock.

Ceolurosaur in Red

Ceolurosaur in red under the stars.

Dinosaur Eclipse

Dinosaurs can see lunar eclipses too. Here Banjo the Australovenator wintonensis watches a lunar eclipse pass overhead.

H-alpha Lunar Eclipse

The recent lunar eclipse including the hydrogen alpha component that our eyes usually can't see. This makes the image more crimson red, an excellent blood moon.

Lunar Eclipse

The September 8 lunar eclipse as seen from the Jump-Up Dark-Sky Sanctuary near Winton, Queensland.

Hangar

The original QANTAS Hangar, Longreach.

Rolls Royce Engine

Standing in the Rolls Royce port engine number 1 of a Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet at the QANTAS Founders Museum in Longreach.

Underbelly

The undercarriage of the Boeing 747-200. Not many places you can get up this close and personal with a 747.

Landing Gear

A Boeing wheelset on the underside of the Jumbo 747-200 at the QANTAS Founders Museum. That's a lot of rubber.

Constellation Window

Aboard the Superconstellation was a constellation window for navigation with a sextant and the constellations above.

Catalina

An example of the Catalina amphibious aircraft used by Qantas.

Qantas Empire Airways

Back when Qantas had an empire.

Bunbury

The City of Bunbury 747-200 at the QANTAS Founders Museum in all its glory.

Jumbo Jet Enjine

A Rolls Royce jet engine from a 747 Boeing on its maintenance trolley.

Qantas Hangar

The front entrance to the original Qantas Hangar at the Longreach Airport and Qantas Founders Museum.

Art Sculpture

Another art sculpture on the Beersheba Walk in Longreach.

Thomson River

The Thomson River at the end of the walk from town.

Beersheba Place

The Beersheba walk between Longreach and the Thomson River. It is a nice 7 kilometre return walk from Longreach to the river past this small park with a water fountain.

Art Installation

Art installation in the Beersheba Walk from Longreach to the Thomson River.

Bridge View

A view from up on the bridge.

Bonner Bust

A bust of Neville Bonner, namesake of the new bridge on the river Brisbane.

Brisbane View

A view of Brisbane from the new Neville Bonner bridge over the river Brisbane.

Nepalese Peace Pagoda

The Nepalese Peace Pagoda at Brisbane's Southbank. One of my favourite spots in Brisbane.