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Quasar 3C 273
The optically brightest quasar in the sky, located in the constellation of Virgo. Imaged by Roger Powell in 2021.

Quasar 3C 273
Visual Quasar J1144
Visual quasar energised by Blackhole J1144 (SMSS J114447.77-430859.3). An extragalactic object in Centaurus, at least 7 billion light years distant. The inset is the same object in HA light). Image by Greg Bradford.

Visual Quasar J1144
Supernova SN2022hrs
Supernova SN2022hrs in Spiral Galaxy NGC 4647. Large galaxy M60 adjacent. Labels are star magnitudes. 28x120sec 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Supernova SN2022hrs
IC4685
Nebula complex IC4685 NGC6559 IC1274-5. Located near the Lagoon Nebula M8 (Top left edge) taken in Ha. Contains all four nebula types - Reflection, emission, planetary and dark. 15 x 120sec Ha ED150 ASi2600MC. Image by Greg Bradford.

IC4685
Lo5
Lo(Longmore)5 in Centaurus. A fine example of an annular planetary nebula. 11x120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Lo5
Retina Nebula
IC4406 - The Retina Nebula. 15x120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Retina Nebula
Bok Globules in IC2944
Heart if IC2944 - The Running Nebula showing Bok Globules. 23x 120sec through 30cm SCT. Image by Greg Bradford.

Bok Globules in IC2944
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 Custer. 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

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