Lake Rest

A shady spot beside the lake for an afternoon rest.

William Barton

World famous Mount Isa born and bred William Barton putting on a free performance of Indigenous and European music at the local civic centre on Saturday afternoon.

Trifid Revisited

The Trifid Nebula (M20) revisited. This is the same photo as here, but with some adjustments to the levels and saturation.

Rock

Rock outcrops in the bush. Sunset here would be quite something.

Colourful Bush

This colourful scene can be found near East Leichhardt Dam on a little used track. The different vegetation provides some wonderful contrast in the evening light.

Left Behind

This old truck beside the track past East Leichhardt Dam is one that didn't make it home.

Five Planets

In this photo you can see five of the eight major planets as seen from Sunset Oval. At the top is Saturn, then lower down is Mars (between the two and left is the bright overexposed moon). Below that is the bright Venus and right near the horizon above the tree is Mercury. Then Earth. You will need to view the larger size image to see Mars more distinctly.

Tree

A tree flowers and clouds gather. The seasons are relentless in their change.

Rent-A-Scope

A photo I took of the Trifid Nebula (M20) using the Global-Rent-A-Scope telescope network. This amazing service allows you to rent time on multiple telescopes in Moorook, Australia and New Mexico, USA (and soon in Spain). Try it for free first, then you'll need to pay if you would like more time and on larger scopes. And who wouldn't want time on a 16" scope with an SBIG astrocamera?

Lake Sunset

Lake Moondarra sunset with setting Venus. A nice quiet spot for some star gazing at the lake lookout.

Town Panorama

A panoramic shot of Mount Isa. Click on the photo to see a larger size image.

Outback Station

The entrance to Mount Guide station on the Mount Isa - Dajarra road.

Clem Walton Dam

The boat ramp at Clem Walton Dam near Cloncurry.

Duchess Hotel

The Duchess Hotel sits waiting for visitors to drop by.

Mineral Vein

An old dig site at what appears to have been a vein of calcite.

A Sign

It feels like the middle of nowhere in particular in some places. Thankfully there are signs to point you in the direction of somewhere.

Duchess Railway

The railway line passes through Duchess and on up North to Mount Isa.

Eat My Dust

The dust was flying as I drove down Duchess Road toward Duchess. The road is in good condition and apart from a few creek crossings where you need to do about 50km/hr the rest is a dirt highway.

Rock

A rocky outcrop near the Wee MacGregor mine.

Inquisitive Quails

A group of inquisitive quails walks toward the car while posing for the tourists.