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.