Sculptor Galaxy

A preview of 48min of OSC on the Sculptor Galaxy. The night was limited with high cloud, but the project has begun on collecting light. Taken with 3min subs on a TeleVue101is.

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.

Lagoon

A new view of the Lagoon Nebula (Messier 8) captured with my TeleVue60is refractor and MinCam8 with R,G,B filters. Two hours each with 3 minute subframes. A nice red rich image in this case.

Speed Limited Dinosaurs

The world needs more signs like this one. Dinosaurs ahead.

Lunar Crescent

A spectacular lunar crescent.

Bladensburg Woolshed

The wool and shearing shed at Bladensburg National Park near Winton.

Sauropod Landing Zone

Helipad no.2 at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum - sauropod choppers only.

Markarian's Chain

The Markarian Chain of galaxies stretches across the sky near the tail of the lion, Leo. So many galaxies in one image.

Pterosaur Sky

Pterosaurs can see stars in the dark sky too. This is 35 minutes of exposure time stacked together.

Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS

The 2025 R3 PanSTARRS comet on the evening of May 10 as it passed near the Orion Nebula. Captured on a Canon 60D, 45 frames @ 30sec each using a Tamron 70-200mm lens @ 125mm f2.8 Stacked in Seti Astro Suite pro.

Kissing Boulders

Some kissing boulders even furher up a remote creek that runs off the jump-up. I was able to squeeze between these two and continue up the creek to the top.

Oblong Boulder

An oblong boulder up a remote creek. Unfortunately the rock is so weathered and crumbly that they are not suitable for bouldering. Super chossy.

Square Boulder

A walk around the Jump-Up Dark-Sky Sanctuary can bring you to this boulder in a region not accessible by general public. A square looking boulder.

NASA Artemis II

The NASA Artemis II crew are up there behind the Moon right now (08:50AM GMT+10)!

Julius River

Julius River in the incredible Tarkine region of Tasmania's west coast.

Bicheno

The red lichen rocks in Bicheno on Tasmania's east coast.

Wineglass Bay

The ever amazing Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park.

Jacob's Ladder

The Jacob's Ladder switchback road up Ben Lomond in Tasmania. A spectacular drive and view.

Penny Farthing

It's not every day you see a bike carrier for penny farthing bicycles. But in Tassie they have a festival for them in Evandale.

Wombat

I finally saw some wombats near the start of the Overland Track at Cradle Mountain. They are very cute and amazingly fast and agile.

Pademelon

A cute pademelon came into say hello near our campsite.

Cradle Mountain

Another angle on Cradle Mountain from Dove Lake.

Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain view from Lake Wilks.

Cradle Mountain

A must do walk to visit Cradle Mountain brought us past a few handcrafted timber kayaks on Dove Lake.

Geelong

The ferris wheel on the Geelong beach, was a good spot to stop in while waiting for the ferry to Tasmania for a recent holiday.

2026 Lunar Eclipse

A total lunar eclipse last night on March 3 was worth a shot. Truly remarkable view from a dark sky.

Red Storm

An unusual red glow in a storm just before 10pm. A possible reflection from a fire below triggered by the lightning?

Burnt Trailer

A burnt trailer left at a road side stop north of Winton. Most likely a tyre fire that ran out of control.

Kronosaurus Korner

Hello Richmond. Long time no see. It must be nearly 10 years since I last visited the museum here.

Burning Horse

The Horsehead (Barnard 33) and Flame (NGC 2024) nebulae together with Alnitak. My best image so far of this wonderful region of sky. Taken with red, green and blue filters on a monochrome miniCam8. Also my first colour image from filters, possibly my first proper astrophotograph. It still needs more time and effort to develop into a propper image (if you go pixel peeking there is too much noise). But I am happy with this effort from my trusty old TeleVue60is refractor. And of course, the SetiAstro Pro processing software from Franklin Marek, best open source astro software on the planet.