User’s Photo Gallery No 1

Ghost of Jupiter
Planetary Nebula Ghost of Jupiter NGC3242 taken 2/4/22 on 30cm SCT 15x120sec. Image by Greg Bradford.

Ghost of Jupiter

Full Moon
Full Moon 14/6/22 3900 frames through 15cm refractor stacked and "mineralised". Image by Greg Bradford.

Full Moon

Mineral Moon
The lunar surface showing the different chemical compositions. Frank Alvaro (June 2022)

Mineral Moon

M90
A spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Image by Roger Powell.

M90

NGC 6188, the Fighting Dragons of Ara
An emission nebula in the constellation of Ara. Frank Alvaro (2022).

NGC 6188, the Fighting Dragons of Ara

The Trifid Nebula
Emission nebula and reflection nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

The Trifid Nebula

NGC 2808
A globular cluster in the constellation of Carina. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

NGC 2808

The Gum nebula (Gum12)
The Gum Nebula (Gum 12) is an emission nebula that extends across 36° in the southern constellations Vela and Puppis (Wikipedia). Image by Frank Alvaro, 2022.

The Gum nebula (Gum12)

Omega Centauri
Globular Cluster. Dave Manning

Omega Centauri

Eta Carinae Nebula
NGC 3372 Eta Carinae Nebula is a large complex area in the constellation Carina. Taken using William Optics GT 81 with a ZWO ASI071 cooled camera controlled by a ZWO ASIAIR plus system. Allen Williams

Eta Carinae Nebula

Running Chicken Nebula
IC 2944 the Running Chicken Nebula located in the constellation Centaurus near the star Alpha Centauri. Taken with a William Optics 81, ASI071 cooled camera controlled by ZWO ASIAIR Plus. Allen Williams

Running Chicken Nebula

Moon
4.5 Billion year old Moon. Dave Manning

Moon

The Sombrero
An edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

The Sombrero

Eagle nebula, M16
The Eagle Nebula is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. Frank Alvaro, 2022.

Eagle nebula, M16

Rosette Nebula, Caldwell 49
The Rosette Nebula is a region of ionised hydrogen gas (H II) in the constellation of Monoceros. Image by Frank Alvaro, 2022.

Rosette Nebula, Caldwell 49

Supernova SN2022hrs
M60 (left) and NGC4647 (right) with supernova. Constellation of Virgo. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Supernova SN2022hrs

Omega Centauri
A Globular Cluster in the Constellation of Centaurus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Omega Centauri

M83 and distant galaxies
Annotated showing some distant Galaxies PGC722819 is 1.1 Billion light years away!! Image by Dave Manning.

M83 and distant galaxies

Centaurus A
NGC 5128, Caldwell 77. A peculiar galaxy in the constellation of Centaurus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Centaurus A

M83
Spiral Galaxy. Dave Manning

M83

Eta Carina Nebula
Northern Section of Eta Carina Nebula in the Constellation of Carina. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Eta Carina Nebula

Messier 78
M78, a reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Messier 78

Messier 43
M43, an emission nebula adjacent to M42 in the constellation of Orion. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Messier 43

Moon
Waxing Six Day Old Moon. Image by Roger Powell (2022)

Moon

Webb Space Telescope
James Webb Space Space Telescope (centre streak) settling into its six monthly orbit of Lagrange Point 2. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Webb Space Telescope

IC 418
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Lepus. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

IC 418

Eskimo Nebula
NGC 2392, Caldwell 39, a planetary nebula in Gemini. Image by Roger Powell (2022).

Eskimo Nebula

NGC 1365
A barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Fornax. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

NGC 1365

NGC 2022
A planetary nebula in the constellation of Orion. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

NGC 2022

Witches Head
IC 2118 6 x 240sec from The Oaks. Dave Manning

Witches Head

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
30x30sec from The Oaks. Dave Manning

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
Comet Leonard taken 1 day after the previous image. Note the changes in the area around the coma. 34 x 15 sec. ASI2600MC Pro. 15cm refractor. L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

NGC2244
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. 18 x 180sec 15cm refractor. ASI2600MC Pro. L-Extreme filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

NGC2244

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
Comet C/2021A1 Leonard. 18 x 13 sec through 15cm Refractor. ASI2600MC Pro L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)

The Skull Nebula
NGC 246, planetary nebula Caldwell 56 in the constellation of Cetus. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

The Skull Nebula

Crab Nebula
Supernova remnant M1 in the constellation of Taurus. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Crab Nebula

Cleopatra’s Eye
Planetary Nebula NGC 1535 in Eridanus. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Cleopatra’s Eye

M42
Great Orion Nebula M42 Greg Bradford ED150 ASI2600MC-Pro 5x3mins L-Pro filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

M42

LMC
Large Magellenic Cloud LMC Greg Bradford ED150 ASI2600MC-Pro 15x3mins No Filter. Image by Greg Bradford.

LMC

Helix Nebula
NGC 7293. A planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Helix Nebula

The Saturn Nebula
NGC 7009, a planetary nebula in the constellation of Aquarius. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

The Saturn Nebula

Neptune
Neptune 29th October 2021. Image by Boris Muratovic.

Neptune

Razorback lookout milkyway
Milky Way and light trails at Razorback lookout. Single shot on Nikon z7. 20m f2.8 lens

Razorback lookout milkyway

The moon
The moon single shot hand held Nikon p900

The moon

Uranus
Uranus approaching opposition, 2021. Image by Boris Muratovic.

Uranus

LMC & Tarantula
Tarantula & other Nebulae in the LMC. Dave Manning

LMC & Tarantula

Saturn
Image by Roger Powell 2021

Saturn

Jupiter With Io’s Shadow
Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Jupiter With Io’s Shadow

Bombo Milkyway
Milkyway at Bombo headland quarry heritage listed geo site. Reflections.

Bombo Milkyway

Messsier 17
The Omega Nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Messsier 17

Reach For The Sky
Moon Between Branches. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Reach For The Sky

Distant Nebulae
NGC 346 and friends in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Distant Nebulae

Full Moon Eclipse
Full Blood Moon eclipse by Antoinette Kouts

Full Moon Eclipse

Full Moon Rising
Full Moon Rising taken in Mt Annan NSW by Antoinette Kouts

Full Moon Rising

M20 – The Triffid nebula
An H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. Image by Mark Sellars.

M20 – The Triffid nebula

C63 The Helix Nebula
A planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. One of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae, the Helix Nebula is sometimes referred to as the "Eye of God" in pop culture. Image by Mark Sellars.

C63 The Helix Nebula

The Moon and Venus
Near conjunction, 11th August 2021. Image by Roger Powell

The Moon and Venus

Veil Nebula West
NGC 6960, a supernova remnant in the constellation of Cygnus. Image by Roger Powell (2021).

Veil Nebula West

Galaxy NGC4945
Galaxy NGC4945 by Mark Johnston

Galaxy NGC4945

Lagoon Nebula M8
Emission nebula M8 by Mark Johnston

Lagoon Nebula M8

Astro Images