NGC 2359 A Nebula in Canis Major Our Summer here in Sydney seems to be following a similar pattern to … More
Tag: Canis Major
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
Open Cluster M41
An open star cluster in Canis Major, visible to the naked eye. Imaged at a field session with Macarthur Astronomical … More
Dark Sky Observing Thwarted
Above: The Large Magellanic Cloud. Canon 60D on Star Adventurer mount, 24mm lens, 3 minutes, f4.5, ISO 1600, cropped. Following our visit … 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
Iridium Flare
A magnitude -7.0 flare from the left antenna of Iridium 25 satellite on 23rd February 2016. Visually this was … More
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
