Posts in Astrophotography

Comet C/2025 R2 (Swan)

A new comet was discovered on September 11th, just a day before the comet reached perihelion, its[…]

The Helix Nebula

NGC 7293, also known as the Helix Nebula or Caldwell 63, is a planetary nebula in the[…]

R Aquarii

Hamish asked me to collected some Ha and Oiii data of R Aqr. so he could map[…]

Spare Tyre Nebula (IC5148)

I have taken the hyperstar off my C11, which gave me fast imaging at 550mm F1.9, to[…]

A week of Astrophotography

We were blessed with clear sky last week. I made the most of the good conditions to[…]

Nova V462 Lupi

Hamish made me aware today that there is currently a Nova visible in the constellation of Lupus.[…]

Milky Way Over Lake Rotoiti

The last few days have been glorious with cloud free nights. After excellent viewing at the Observatory[…]

Jupiter Rising

The astronomical seeing from Nelson was excellent last night, so I got the planetary rig setup and[…]

Robin’s Egg Nebula (NGC 1360)

Last night had great seeing, so I got my big rig out and collected data from the[…]