Monday, November 18, 2024

Sunday, November 10, 2024

Binocular View

Gondwana Stars Observatory
A sneak peek inside the Gondwana Stars Observatory as the sky darkens during set up for a star tour.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

This Sky Is On Fire

Sky On Fire The sky was on fire last night as I went to the observatory to take a star tour. Fantastic sunsets.

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Comet and Anti-Tail

C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS October 20 Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen through my trusty old TeleVue60is f6 refractor. This is 71 5sec subframes taken at iso6400 on an Olympus EM1 mk3 Astro and processed in the open source Siril software. You can see the anti-tail fanning and extending out in front of the nucleus. A little noisy in the image, but I'm happy with it for now.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

Monday, October 14, 2024

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

Comet 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS October 14 A shot of Comet 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on our first cloud free horizon since moving to the evening sky. It is not as bright as it was in the morning sky, but hopefully will brighten when the moon is below the horizon in a week from now.

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Aurora Australis Glimpse

2024 Oct 11 Aurora Australis Gondwana Stars Observatory A brief glimpse of a tinge of colour from the Aurora Australis at Gondwana Stars Observatory. Plus if you look closely you will spot an owl dropping by to join in the observing session.

Monday, October 7, 2024

Sunday, October 6, 2024

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Rises

Comet A3 Coelurosaurs Rising A short timelapse of A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rising above the coelurosaurs at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in Winton, Queensland. A delightful sight.