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The comet R3 Panstarrs, isn't as bright as a few nights ago, and you still need binoculars to see it, but it was nicely place next to the Orion Nebula (M42) on the evening of the 10th May. ... See MoreSee Less
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My first larger telescope image of comet R3 Panstarrs on the evening of the 5th of May. I should be able to get better as it gets higher in the sky. ... See MoreSee Less
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Its great. Did you have to delete heaps of satellites? I can't believe how many are in my stack of photos. I've still got to go through them to see if I got 2025 R3 comet.
What time was this taken
Beautiful!
Great capture, better than mine with camera and 24 - 105mm lens (30 photos stacked)
Breathtaking
Stunning!
Did you get any photos last night (6th) i went out about 7.15 and got 30 raw shots and stacked them to get this photo. I'm hoping it was weather situation in the west causing seeing problems but the tail was very short last night from intown Cudal.
Excellent
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I had my first view of comet R3 Panstarrs in evening twilight on the 3rd of May. With all the cloud about, I hadn't expected to see it at all! But with a gap in cloud, I grabbed the camera and 50mm lens for a quick snap. Nice long tail! Can't wait to get the telescope on this one!. It will be slowly getting higher in the western evening skies over the coming weeks. ... See MoreSee Less
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Awesome
Great shot. Hopefully i will get some photos myself soon. 🙂
Thank you to all the people understanding that we were closed for private remembrance over the Anzac weekend in memory of a relative who died in war. I did take some time on my own in reflection in the observatory and took a quick image of the Moon. ... See MoreSee Less
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I think a few people know that I have not be well for a while and hence I have not been in the observatory itself. However, on the evening of the 18th April, I bravely set up for imaging on the big scope again. A couple of easy targets to test out again. The nebula Eta Carina and the spiral galaxy M83 ... See MoreSee Less
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Take it easy and recover, life can throw things at you sometimes. I know the feeling.
Hope you have a speedy recovery to get back gazing at the incredible night sky above again…
Hope you continue to improve health wise…. Always good to see your posts.
Wow!! And those images were worth the wait. Just incredible.
Beautiful and I hope you are feeling better.
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Some auroral activity occurred on the evening of the 22nd March. It was a bit of surprise I admit. It very briefly flared from a red glow to a few brighter rays. ... See MoreSee Less
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Are you doing any imaging of Comet C/2025 R3?
I missed any rays but got the red glow in Blayney
Bathurst Observatory Research Facility any open nights coming up??
Bummer, I missed it 🫤 Great photos.
🤞 tonight 🙂
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After a battle with back issues last year and then this year a fair bit of cloud, I actually got a chance to try doing some imaging again. Not through the telescope, but camera on a tracking mount. This was more to refresh my skills. The target was the Large Magellanic Galaxy. This magnificent companion to our own Milky Way galaxy, is nicely placed high in the southern sky in evenings this time of the year. ... See MoreSee Less
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I've been looking the same place as well, when it's not cloudy.. I was never able to see R136 from Sydney home as clear as I can up here in Bathurst,,,, it's awesome.......
We were clouded out for the eclipse but have seen some nice images taken by locals. Feel free to post your images in the comments!!! I’d love to see them. ... See MoreSee Less
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It was a bit hit and miss who got photos, CWAS members in Parkes and Barry got good photos but here in Cudal-☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️🫤
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There will be a lunar eclipse on the evening of the 3rd of March! All you need is your eyes and a comfy chair to enjoy it. (I guess clear skies help too). These times are NSW daylight savings times, so adjust for your region.
You will see the moon start to enter Earth's shadow at 8:50pm low in the ENE. By 10:04 pm the moon will fully enter Earth's shadow and take on the orange/red hue. Mid eclipse occurs at 10:33pm in the NE and by 11:02 pm the Moon will start to leave Earth's shadow, leaving it by 12:17 am.
Great to try your astrophotography skills and share with family. Please note that until further notice YAHOO and HOTMAIL accounts do not work and we can't reply to you!! sorry, trying to fix it this week. ... See MoreSee Less
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🤞🤞🤞🤞 on the weather!
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