Pterosaur Sky

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

Ceolurosaur Sky

A night sky with the ceolurosaurs.

Sauropod Emu

The sauropod and the emu wander above the Jump-Up Dark Sky Sanctuary near Winton in outback Queensland.

Titanosaurs and Tsuchinshan-ATLAS A3

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and the Titanosaurs come together in the Jump-Up International Dark-Sky Sanctuary of Winton.

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

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.

Comet 2023 A3

A close up view of Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the morning of September 28, 2024 at the Gondwana Stars Observatory on The Jump-Up International Dark-Sky Sanctuary.

Sunset Over Sauropods

The sauropods take a casual walk along the jump-up at sunset in a Dark-Sky Sanctuary.

Solstice Sunset

The early stages of a spectacular Winter Solstice sunset from the Star Gallery at the base of The Jump-Up, Australia's first International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Meteoritic Observatory

The meteoritic Gondwana Stars Observatory during a shower at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs in The JUmp-Up International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Equinox Sunset

The equinox sunset of September 2023 in Winton from The Jump-Up, International Dark-Sky Sanctuary.

Sauropod Serenade

Tonight Opera Queensland are rehearsing for a performance on Friday night under the dark skies of the Jump Up International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Serenading the Sauropods and other dinosaurs to sleep.

Bronze Moon

A bronze cast Moon at the Gondwana Stars Observatory on the Jump-up Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Sunset's Rays

Last night's sunset rays as we prepare for a dark sky evening in the Gondwana Stars Observatory at The Australian Age Of Dinosaurs Museum Of Natural History.

International Dark Sky Sanctuary

The International Dark Sky Sanctuary entrance at the base of the AAOD Jump-Up.

Jump-Up Sanctuary

And finally the destination is reached after two days of driving. The Australian Age Of Dinosaurs Natural History Museam and International Dark Sky Sanctuary. A literal oasis of dinosaurs and stars in the desert.