JG Astronomy

25/07/2025

Quick little widefield image near the core of our lovely galaxy from last night.

24/05/2025

We got a little bit done before the clouds rolled in.

23/05/2025

Such a beautiful evening how could I not set all the toys up 🔭 fingers crossed for a good night of imaging.

Still working on a few things but I'll be hosting private sessions with all this gear soon. Stay tuned or even msg me and get the ball rolling if your super keen to talk more about it.

19/05/2025

I've just picked Dobby up from its first borrower (who has confirmed they're going to buy their own scope after using this one) it'll be off to the next house after I check mirror collimation etc. If you'd like to be next in line send me a message or comment here. This 3rd person can quite possibly have an extended borrow of about 5weeks starting in a couple weeks time while I'm away so hit me up. It's free to borrow remember. Comes with everything needed, eyepieces, star maps, red torch etc. Dont hesitate.

18/05/2025

Couple of images from last night. Started shooting at about 9:30 and ran through till about 1am. Nice to get a little weather window although shooting RGB images while the moon is up isn't very good.

Not using a telescope for these photos but a dslr camera lens at 150mm with a small colour Astro camera.

Shooting 60sec subs, about 1 hr for the dark doodad nebula, 10min for the lagoon and trifid nebulas and 15min for the globular cluster omega centauri.

Sigma 150-600
Zwo 183mc
Az-eq5

14/05/2025

Important day tmrw for the Australian space industry. Here's hoping they get a good amount of info from the test flight. Will it make it all the way? Aussies have a way of pulling of some pretty amazing things.

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🚀 Rocket Launch from Bowen Orbital Spaceport – Thursday 15 May!

Get ready, Bowen! Gilmour Space Technologies' Eris TestFlight 1 is scheduled for Thursday 15 May, anytime between 7.30am and 5.30pm, marking a historic moment as the first Australian-made rocket to attempt orbit in over 50 years.

📍 Launch Site: Bowen Orbital Spaceport, North Queensland
🎯 Mission: The Eris TestFlight 1 will test Australia’s first orbital rocket capable of launching satellites into space - a huge leap for our nation’s space industry!

IMPORTANT: Residents and visitors are urged to take note of hazard areas – marine, land and air – and stay well clear during the launch window. Check the official hazard area map here - https://bit.ly/4ka0YpS

Let’s celebrate this milestone safely and proudly as Bowen helps Australia reach new heights! 🛰️✨

13/05/2025

Comet A3 (tsuchinshan-atlas)

Converted some data from last year into a gif to show it's movement over a 20-25min period.

All of the quick flashes are satellites

12/05/2025

Haven't got any new data atm so just a little highlight reel of our recent activities over the last couple of months

12/05/2025

We had a nice moon halo rainbow last night. My partner in crime Rachel took this one.

The halo is a result of moonlight refracting through ice crystals in the atmosphere

05/05/2025

Got the DSLR out tonight with a 600mm lens and got some nice footage of the moon. 2000frames of 4k video converted and analyzed with special software to create a single sharper still image.

04/05/2025

Dusty Southern Skies

A large expanse of interstellar dust called a dark nebula. The dark skies out west provide a great place to capture these objects as they are an especially difficult target from brighter suburban skies.