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ABOVE US ONLY SKY : amateur astronomy in australia by roger powell

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Category: atmospheric

Sirius

The brightest visible star in the night sky, circled by a stunning blue and green atmospheric ring phenomena.

Alpha Canis Majoris, atmospheric diffraction, atmospheric phenomena, Canon 60D, cosmos, dog star, Featured, α Canis Majoris, Sirius, space, star
Searchlight beam

In the Spotlight

Eerie spotlight on the clouds

Clouds, Featured, searchlight, spotlight, weather

Falling from The Sky

Strange Sunset Phenomena I made this “video” of stills in 2016 and posted it on YouTube. It lasts 166 seconds, … More

aircraft, atmospheric, Canon 60D, cosmos, deep sky, Featured, flat earth, flatearth, image, mystery, nature, phenomena, photography, plane, Sky, southern skies, space, world

Venus & Distorted Moon

Setting in the West

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canon 60D, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, lunar, Moon, moonset, nature, photography, planet, science, southern skies, space, Star, Universe, Venus, world

Triple Grand Conjunction

Triple Grand Conjunction.

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Clouds, conjunction, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, nature, photography, science, Skywatcher esprit 120, southern skies, space, Star, telescope, Universe, world

Forgotten But Remembered – 1

Sun Dog, Star Trails, and a Globular Cluster Please click to enlarge. This post is the first of two which … More

47-Tucanae, atmosphere, globular cluster, phenomena, Remembered, star trails, Sun dog

Iridium Flare

A magnitude -7.0 flare from the left antenna of Iridium 25 satellite on 23rd February 2016.   Visually this was … More

Canis Major, Flare, Iridium, Puppis, Satellite, Sirius

Geminid Meteor

The Geminid meteor stream was at its peak last night and predictions were for a high hourly rate, especially after … More

Aldebran, Clouds, M42, M45 Pleiades, Meteor, Orion, Taurus
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