Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula or Caldwell 63 with 3 hours and 40 minutes of exposure time on one shot colour. My first attempt at this one, and it needs more time to bring out some of the fainter details and reduce the noise. But a good start.

Leichhardt Dam

The dam wall on the Leichhardt River at Lake Moondarra. Levels are still high after a very big wet at the start of 2026.

Lake Moondarra

A relaxing afternoon on the shores of Lake Moondarra.

Bouldering

A bouldering session at my old climbing crag of Razorback was awesome fun.

Mary Kathleen Uranium

A wonderful stop on the way to Mount Isa at the old Mary Kathleen uranium mine.

Mount Isa

The stacks of Mount Isa. I had a few days off and made a trip up the road to my old home town for a visit.

Corella Dam

A sunset camp out at Corella Dam and the Clem Walton camping area.

Burke & Wills Memorial

Nearby to the Kalkadoon Memorial sits this Burke and Wills plaque marking a site they camped at.

Bicentennial Kalkadoon Memorial

Along the road to Mount Isa sits this memorial with some wise words.

Cloncurry River

The Cloncurry River and Ernest Henry Bridge over it on the highway to Mount Isa.

Walkabout Creek Hotel

The Walkabout Creek Hotel in McKinlay, part two of Crocodile Dundee country film sets in western Queensland.

Blue Heeler

The Blue Heeler Hotel in Kynuna, part of the Crocodile Dundee country film set.

Dry Waterhole

Kungku Kamu waterhole is presently dry.

Horsehead Nebula

My best capture so far of the nebulous region around Alnitak, containing the famous shape of the the horsehead. This is 4.5 hours of integration time on a colour camera in 5 minute sub-frames.

Kungku Kamu

The new sign at the Fig Tree Waterhole north of Winton.

Rest Stop Mesa

A classic small mesa at the Ayrshire Hills rest stop.

Rest Stop

The rest stop near Ayrshire Hills on the way north from Winton to Kynuna.

Vesta Flyby

Asteroid Vesta flys by Earth on the evening of 5 October 2026, approximately 3 hours of motion. Captured in a TeleVue101is.

Orion Nebula Take 2

Take 2 with the Orion Nebula, now with 9h5m of exposure time. That's enough data, just need better processing techniques.

Orion Nebula

The latest update to my attempts at the Orion Nebula. This one was 4 hours and 25 minutes on a one shot colour ASI2600MC camera through my TeleVue101is. Bortle 1 skies from the Jump-Up Dark-Sky Sanctuary.