Astronomy and Astrophotography by Michael Booth. I live in the south of Tasmania and in the breaks between the cloudy days and nights I like to get outside and enjoy observing and photographing the night sky.
Monday, December 5, 2022
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Full Moon and Antenna Pole Head (2 exposure combination) Honey Suckle Creek 10th September
The concentric lines are part of the 'commemorative' antenna pole on the site of the 26 metre radio dish now at Tidbinbila.
iTelescope Data NGC 6744 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo
Image processed from 4 Red, 4 Green, 4 Blue and 4 Luminance each 15 minute exposuress, 16 in total.
Combined and enhanced in Astro Pixel Processor, Noise reduction in Nebulosity and then significant enhancement in Photoshop with AstroPanel.
NGC 6744 is 30 Million Light Years Distant and also is designated Caldwell 101 in Patrick Moore's catalogue.
Monday, September 12, 2022
Moonrise Lambrigg Lookout ACT 11th Sept 2022
Sunday, September 4, 2022
NGC 253 Silver Dollar Galaxy
Monday, August 29, 2022
47 Tucanae NGC104 Globulay Cluster
Image taked with ZWO ASI1183 Cooled Colour Camera with ED80 Vixen Refractor on an EQ6 Mount using ASIAIR Plus and guided with 50mm 190mm FL Guidescope and ASI120MC Planetary Camera. 9x 60 Minute Frames, Post Processing using Astro Pixel Processor, Nebulosity and Photoshop with AstroPanel'
Monday, August 22, 2022
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Full Moon Over the The Iron Pot Light House! August 12th
Planned using the PhotoPills Astrophotography Planning App.
Twilight Shot before Moonrise
Full Moon now over head bathing the whole scene in light!
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae iTelescope
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Monday, July 4, 2022
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Monday, March 14, 2022
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Sunday, January 9, 2022
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Featured Post
Crazy Chickens IC2944
First part of a failed 2 panel mosaic with a Dual Band Filter, Ha and Oiii. 5 x 300second Exposures stacked and enhanced in post processi...
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Dome image by Peter Sayers (See Astro Pete on Facebook for more)
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First part of a failed 2 panel mosaic with a Dual Band Filter, Ha and Oiii. 5 x 300second Exposures stacked and enhanced in post processi...