The Venus and Jupiter Show
In early 2012 I spent nine weeks based in Canada's Yukon Territory on the biggest astronomy and photography adventure I've ever tackled. The primary reason for going all the way up to the Yukon was of...
View ArticleTransit of Venus at Sunrise from Leipzig
Canon 5D MarkII, 600mm lens + 2x teleconverter Click for larger sizeread more
View ArticleMt Niles in the Twilight and Moonlight
These two images of Mt Niles were captured from the Scott Duncan Memorial Hut, on the last and coldest night of the Wapta Traverse Ski Trek in the Canadian Rockies which I did with Yamnuska Mountain...
View ArticleMelbourne Moon at the 2012 David Malin Awards
After nine weeks in the Yukon earlier this year to photograph the Northern Lights, followed by some extended travels, I finally returned home to the pleasant surprise of winning the overall David Malin...
View ArticleConjunction Colours
The last few nights have held a lovely conjunction with Mars, Saturn and the bright star Spica forming a striking triangle in the evening sky.Although Mars and Saturn are not the brightest planets, I...
View ArticleValentine's Aurora
It's been a long learning curve, but I'm pleased to have finally released my second timelapse video from my 'Aurora Adventures in the Yukon' earlier this year.read more
View ArticleSolar Eclipse in Queensland: 14th November 2012
Even though this total solar eclipse was 3000km from Melbourne, it was still on home territory which meant it was an opportunity too good to miss. So with some friends in the Astronomical Society of...
View ArticleBioluminescence in the Gippsland Lakes (again)
It's been four years since my first amazing photographic experience with bioluminescence in the Gippsland Lakes, but it has finally made another appearance. These images were taken between the 11th and...
View ArticleComet Lemmon (C/2012 F6) in February 2013
I've just come back from three nights running a Night Sky Photography Workshop at Lake Eppalock, and while I was supposed to be instructing, I was also very keen to capture some images of Comet Lemmon...
View ArticleComet Hunting in March
Sunday 3rd MarchI went back down to Cape Schanck again, but this time rather than heading down to the lighthouse, I stopped on the side of the road looking out over a farm (that I had scoped out on...
View ArticleThe Yukon's Northern Lights
Image processing has got nothing on editing timelapse videos when it comes to consuming your life's spare moments! Especially if the timelapse involve rapidly changing aurora and day-night twilight...
View ArticleA Winter Night at Heathcote
There's nothing I love more than a cold, frosty and clear winter night under the stars. Central Victoria turned on two great nights on Friday June 7th and Saturday 8th, with just a little cloud in the...
View ArticleListening to Pulsars: The CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope
I was in Parkes, NSW in July for the Central West Astronomical Society's Astrofest and the David Malin Awards, of which I was fortunate to pick up a couple. No trip to Parkes is complete without some...
View ArticleZodiacal Light and the Gegenschein: August 2013
Any trip away from home is an excuse to find dark skies and interesting locations for night sky photography, and a trip to the Australian Astro Imaging Conference (AAIC) was no exception, despite its...
View ArticleFirst Nights with the eMotimo TB3
I first saw the eMotimo Tilt-Box motion control units two years ago, when a participant on my Night Sky Photography Workshops brought one along to play with. I could see then that they were both well...
View ArticleLunar Eclipse at Maryborough Station
With this lunar eclipse starting low in the sky, I decided to try and capture an image sequence of the partial phases showing the type of photography that can be done with simple gear and 'night sky...
View ArticlePartial Solar Eclipse at Lake Bolac
Canon 5D Mark II, 300mm lens and 2x converter, 1/250 sec ISO100read more
View ArticleSkiing the Jagungal Wilderness (almost K2K)
What an epic trip.. nine days back country skiing in the Australian 'Alps'. Who'd have thought such a long, remote and rewarding ski trek could be had in our own backyard. View the full album of photos...
View ArticleA Year in Mount Glasgow
Our story for 2014 really goes back to 30th August 2013 with a property ad in the Earth Garden magazine that Kaz was reading. I think she was surprised that I took the bait on this one :-). For the...
View ArticleComet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2
What a ripper of a comet! Another Christmas special discovered by Australian comet hunter Terry Lovejoy. In the days after Christmas I enjoyed a several late nights photographing this comet and its...
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