Category Archives: Astrophotography

Photographing Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) in Orion – 9 May 2026

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Dave Noble

I had another attempt at photographing the Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) as it passed through Orion. I used the same setup I had used a few days before, but results were not very good – due to bushfire smoke as … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS) – 5 May 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Dave Noble

I had attempted to photograph this evening comet two days earlier from my balcony in suburban Sydney. I had spotted the comet using a camera and then looking on the back screen as it was far too dim to see … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse – 8 September 2025

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Dave Noble

Early in the morning, there was a Lunar Eclipse visible in Australia. I have photographed many of these over the years and they are not difficult – as the Moon even when eclipsed is easy to locate, and you don’t … Continue reading →

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Aurora in Sydney? – 1 June 2025

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had been watching the Aurora forecast, and it seemed to be quite reasonable for change of seeing an aurora in Sydney. But I was busy editing Osprey photos and time passed during the evening. So I probably headed out … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – 25 January 2025

Posted on February 1, 2025 by Dave Noble

Finally, an evening that was relatively free of clouds. during the past few evenings, I had ventured outside around 8:30 pm to see what the south western sky was like to see if it was worth a walk to Dulwich … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – 19 January 2025

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to observe and photograph Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS).  But there were challenges. Would I be able to see it in the light pollution of Sydney, and would the weather cooperate? The comet had survived its close pass … Continue reading →

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Mt Kaputar – Astrophotography From the Summit – 29 October 2024

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Dave Noble

Here are some photos I took on the summit of Mt Kaputar on the evening of 29 October 2024. The evening was relatively cloud free. I was particularly interested in photographing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. (15 seconds, f 1.8, 3200 … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS – 16 October 2024

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had previously photographed Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as an early morning object. It was then quite bright. It had now been around the Sun and was visible as an evening object. I had looked a few nights earlier and … Continue reading →

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An Aurora in Sydney? – 11 October 2024

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

On the previous evening, I had an alert appear on my phone saying an Aurora Australis may be visible in your location. I checked the app and saw that the level was not that high, and the map indicated that … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS – 1 October 2024

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

There was an opportunity to photograph the Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS in recent days. The comet was briefly visible in the eastern morning sky just before dawn. I had set my alarm for 4 am, but when I looked outside … Continue reading →

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