This image of the 99.1% Full Moon was captured on Tuesday night, 20th August from my backyard using my Canon 6D and ED80 telescope.RPK Tramplin Canon 6D, ED80 telescope @ ~1000mm FL, ISO250, 1/100s exposures. I snapped 130 images but … Continue reading
I’ve usually captured the Moon when it’s been full or near full, and I’ve always wanted to capture it at 50% illumination.lux-standart.ru The other night, I had a free night at home, the sky was clear and I was finally … Continue reading
This image was taken at 7:30pm on the 17th April, when the Moon had a close grazing occultation of the Pleiades Star Cluster (M45). It was captured at the Mudgee Star Party, using my ED80, modded Canon 40D with WO … Continue reading
Hi all This is my first deep space image in about 6 months, taken at the Pony Club in March but only just got around to finish processing it. I’m quite happy with the image, but there are parts of … Continue reading
I really wanted to capture a great image of the beautiful Andromeda Galaxy (M31) from IISAC2009, but everything conspired against me and it just didn’t work out the way I’d hoped. With a host of problems, I only captured 15 minutes … Continue reading
Hi all The Open Cluster M7 (or Ptolemy’s Cluster) is situated in the constellation Scorpius, near the centre of the Milky Way. This image was taken at IISAC2009, early on the Saturday night before it clouded over. The Milky Way … Continue reading
This image of the Full Moon (well, almost full – it was 99% illuminated) was taken on the 8th May 2009, using my Canon 20D attached to my ED80. I took 136 photos @ ISO100, 1/125s exposure. All photos were … Continue reading
I took this image of the 9-day old waxing gibbous Moon on Sunday night, 3rd May 2009. The image has been colour-enhanced to emphasise the composition differences of geological formations. From APOD: ..blue hues reveal titanium rich areas while orange … Continue reading
This morning there was a beautiful conjunction featuring the waning Crescent Moon and Jupiter, less than 2° away. Looking through the eyepiece at Jupiter, she appeared to have an extra moon in an odd position – in fact it was … Continue reading
Hi all This image was captured on the 30th January 2009 at my local “dark sky” site at the Mangrove Mountain Pony Club. I say “dark sky” in quotes because while it’s darker than my home, it’s not exactly what … Continue reading
My name is Mike Salway and I'm passionate about amateur astronomy, photography and karate. I love to capture beautiful landscapes and night sky scenes, and love it when I can show people the wonder of our universe
