Australian Amateur

Deep Sky Astrophotography

Some 36 years ago I was given a 4.5 inch Newtonian reflector and quickly discovered I had a love of Astronomy after seeing the rings of Saturn and the Orion Nebula.

 36 years later I found my passion for imaging the night sky was growing and so was the equipment list I was using.

My objective has always been to keep it simple and interesting and to share what I have learned with others !

Initially i imaged through an SBIG ST6 and 10 inch LX200 and  discovered the wonderful world and pain of astroimaging with a small cooled CCD chip B/W  camera.

I now image with a Canon 350D and Nikon D70 DSLR cameras through a variety of scopes and these pages contain images of deep sky objects that some 5 years ago would have been difficult had it not been for the evolution of the DSLR and all the wonderfull possibilities it brings to amateur astronomers for a low price.

These days I am a member of the Wollongong Amateur Astronomy Club who are a great group of people that share a common love of studying and imaging the night sky and sharing their experiences and differing expertise.

Our group meets 1st thursday of every month at Unanderra Community Hall from 7.30pm.

We also go out for many viewing and imaging nights throughout the year (weather permitting).