Easter Sunday

An Aussie lamb roast for Easter. Mr Kekovich would be proud.

A Sign To Follow

The iconic place name sign at the Mount Isa lookout is bathed in the warm glow of sunset and a little moonlight, and just a little sodium emission too.

Sunset, Sunset, Sunset, Sunset

The sunsets in middle Australia go on forever.  Thanks to Powderfinger for the title.

Canoeing

Canoeing at the lake on a warm day is a great way to cool down in a desert.

Grand Final Line Out

A line out at the Rugby Grand Final in Mount Isa between the Warrigals (Orange) and the Euros (Red).  For the record, the Euros won in 2013.

Waterhole

Another view of Poison Waterhole (Robin Mine) from inside the small tunnel.  The water level is very high as you can see.

Waterhole

A waterhole near the King Solomon mine.

King Solomon Mine

A short drive from Mount Isa you will find an old mine called King Solomon. There are plenty of copper rich ores present, such as this example.

PanSTARRS Treat

This wonderful photo of Comet PanSTARRS next to the iconic red and white copper stack in Mount Isa was taken by astronomer Len Fulham last Monday evening. You may have also seen the article in the local paper. We caught our last glimpse of this comet from Mount Isa last night.

Fifteen Degrees

Fifteen degrees of arc equals one hour of time. This photograph illustrates the correlation between time and angle.

Birthday Lights

Last week I showed you a photo of the 90'th Birthday sign put up for Mount Isa.  Today, as you can see, the sign has been lit up very brightly.

PANSTARRS

Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) setting over Mount Isa on the evening of Sunday 03/03/2013.  The comet was discovered using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Maui in 2011.  In this black and white image it is directly between the two stacks and has the faint tail extending upwards to the left.