Welcome to LMC. The Large Magellanic Cloud is an irregular dwarf galaxy which can be seen with the naked eye as a “fuzzy blob” within New Zealand’s circumpolar region. The easiest way to find the galaxy is to draw an […]
Welcome to LMC. The Large Magellanic Cloud is an irregular dwarf galaxy which can be seen with the naked eye as a “fuzzy blob” within New Zealand’s circumpolar region. The easiest way to find the galaxy is to draw an […]
This is an image I’ve been pretty excited about posting, however I ended up re-processing it several times to get the panorama to stitch just how I wanted. I’m really pleased with the end result and may have to hang […]
Now that I’m living in abundance of dark skies, I’ve had another chance to dabble in a bit of deep sky astrophotography. This bright and colourful object is NGC 3372. More commonly known as The Carina Nebula, being associated with […]
“Not a bad view from the office!” Monday night we had a special treat while working up at the Mt John summit. The aurora australis put on a beautiful display peaking between 1230-1am at roughly KP6. How lucky we were! […]
Last night I carried out an astro shoot I’ve had in my planner for over a year. The last cloudless and moonless night I’ll be seeing in the north island for some time. For those who don’t yet know, I’ll […]
This is a photo I shot a month ago out at Bethells beach, while on an Astro workshop with Landscapes by Mike MacKinven and a group of other lovely people. The weather conditions were a bit wild out on the […]
I think I’ll consider this my new flagship image. An astro-pano-selfie, taken early last Friday morning on the rocky shore of lake Tekapo. What a stunner of a night it turned out to be! This image consists of 9 frames […]
Fortunately my wish for clear skies was granted for my second night in Tekapo. This scene has become somewhat of a cliche over the last few years as astro-tourism becomes more and more popular in New Zealand. None the less, […]
“The Sentinel” The Milkyway rises high in the sky, while Te Hoho rock (near cathedral cove) stands tall and strong like a soldier on night watch. Unfazed by the waves breaking at it’s eroded base. Centuries of wind and waves […]
I’ve had this image sitting in the archives waiting for a special occasion on which to post it. This week seemed like a good opportunity as yesterday I clicked over 2000 Instagram followers! So here’s a big thank you to […]