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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!
Neina Campbell
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Daz Chappo
For those with good binoculars, dark skies and telescopes, there is a nice comet current in our skies for a few more weeks. It can be located in the SW skies after sunset. Slowly getting higher and a bit more westwards over coming nights. It is comet C/2024 E1 Wierzchos. I hope to be able to image it in coming nights (hopefully without swarms of Starlink satellites!) ... See MoreSee Less
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Hopefully the weather will cooperate and we will get some good rain to clear the air.
Naturally it is overcast here in canberra.
Danika Parish
Just a quick note that if you use Gmail, we can’t reply to you at present please try a different email address or let Gmail know that we can’t reply. ... See MoreSee Less
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Note the error has now included Hotmail. So please if you want to contact us it is best to message not email.
Well the aurora certainly delivered on the evening of the 20th into the early hours of the 21st January! Here are some of about 180 images I managed during the display. Will the display continue on the evening of the 21st? Possible minor outbursts, but the best of the display has now likely passed (until the next solar flare!) ... See MoreSee Less
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I'm glad to see your photos. My pictures are just like any other ordinary night
Excellent shots. Lucky holidays are still happening. Thanks for sharing
Great shots and what a show😀 I got up about 3.10am and got some more shots from home in Cudal. I got my first shots from east of Cudal at 9.43pm. 😲
Tanya Marquardt
Wow!!!
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