Lunar eclipses are more frequent than solar eclipses, but it has been some time since I last photographed one. As … More
Category: Stellar
The Sun
Today’s Sun using my new DSLR, a Canon EOS 90D, for its first test shot.
Nova in Vela!
Novae appear on average once every year or two. I recently posted about the “Nova in Lupus!” and now, only … More
Colourful Conjunction
Regulus and Mars A few days ago I took this image of the star Regulus with the planet Mars sailing … More
Nova in Lupus!
We’ve been waiting over a year for the much-anticipated “Blaze Star” (T Coronae Borealis) to go Nova and we’re still … More
Star Trails
Having taken star trails of up to about 15° rotation many times in the past, I wanted to obtain an … More
Southern Cross
Crux Constellation Crux is the smallest of the eighty-eight constellations but is an iconic southern constellation. It lies in the … More
Hidden In Plain Sight
Open Star Cluster NGC 5823 Caldwell 88 in Circinus (and Lupus) An open cluster of relatively young and loosely gravitationally … More
The Blaze Star
Thermo-nuclear explosion in our sky, coming soon. 💥
Car Headlights in a Snow Storm
A pair of unrelated objects, just four arc-minutes apart
Sirius
The brightest visible star in the night sky, circled by a stunning blue and green atmospheric ring phenomena.
Star Trails
… and aircraft trails
The Motion of the Stars
The motion of the stars.
Orion Returns…
Mars is back!
Albireo
Albireo, a double star in the constellation of Cygnus.
Northern Star Trails
Northerly star trails.
Alpha Centauri
Alpha Centauri – our nearest star system.
South Celestial Pole
Star Trails in the Octans constellation.
The Dog Star & the Pup
Camera :ZWO ASI071 Exposure:300 x 2 sec., stacked Image date:2022-02-09 Which is the first star to become visible after sunset? … More
Antares With Venus
Conjunction!
Concentric Circles
Southerly Star Trails
Stars and Stripes
Stars and Stripes
Alpha Centauri
A nearby triple star system.
Our Closest Star
Proxima Centauri, a tiny faint red M type star.
Caldwell 105
A globular cluster, 30° from the South Celestial Pole.
Multiple Star Acrux
The brightest star in the smallest constellation.
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
Astronomy, Bushfires and Hail
Welcome to my first post for 2020. It may look slightly different this year, because I finally took the plunge … More
Orion in the Clouds
The Orion constellation – it’s one of the best known, easily recognised and most imaged constellations. Orion is unmistakable for: … More
The Pleiades
The Pleiades is a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus, relatively close to Earth – and is a … More
Sky Watcher
This was a thirty second snap taken during the period while I was imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen through my SkyWatcher ED120 … More
Orion Region
Orion is one of the better known constellations and is most famous for the Orion Nebula, M42. This image also … More
Star Trails
I spent a few days at Ulladulla last week, a coastal town 180 kilometres south of Sydney. With no telescope … More
Telescopic Star Trails
The motion of the stars in Carina, as viewed through my telescope. Note the different star colours and the ghostly … More
Albireo
Albireo – a colourful variable double star system in Cygnus. It’s naked eye appearance is of a magnitude 3.0 single star but … More
Meridian Star Trails
Field of view approximately 98º x 75º. Exposed at f/4.5, ISO 640. Total duration of trails: 50.5 minutes, consisting of 98 … More
Southern Skies
Some of my recent astro-images with the Canon 60D camera – no telescope and no light pollution filter. The star … More
Wide Field Views
All images © R.Powell
Nova!
My first nova, TCP J18102829-2729590, an 8th-9th magnitude object in the Sagittarius “Teapot” asterism. This cropped image was taken with … More
Southern Star Trails
Image details: Location: The Oaks, NSW. Direction: facing SSW. Field of view: 40° x 27°. Camera: Canon 60D mounted on a … More
Star Trail Album
All images © R.Powell
Star Trails
Northerly star trails taken from The Oaks, NSW. Exposure time was approximately fifty-five minutes. It was totally clear when I … More
Acrux
Acrux, also known as Alpha Crucis is the brightest star of the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross. It is … More
Milky Way
Some unguided (hence short exposure) wide field images taken with my Canon 60D and Sigma 50mm f/1.8 lens: All images … More
Star Trails in Suburbia
My front verandah faces a near Westerly direction and gives me a great view towards the Blue Mountains. Last night … More
Star Trails
2016-03-07 Southern Star Trails. The South Celestial Polar region, 43 minutes exposure. All images © R.Powell
Orion Constellation
Orion contains the famous Orion Nebula (M42), the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula: All images © R.Powell
Orion Wide Field
2015-12-31 Orion Region 2min 18mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 Testing my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer camera mount, last night I achieved … More
Moon, Ring Nebula, Albireo, Jewel Box, Venus, Jupiter
All images © R.Powell
Deep Sky & Solar System
Some more astro-images I have taken over the last month, including a telescopic image of the amazing Orion Nebula (M42); … More
Moon, Messier 42, & Southern View
Above: 2015-01-29 Moon Clouds. The Moon had a remarkable blue corona and red halo as I took images of the … More
