Steve Paxton's photos

Part of the Carina complex with the small Southern Tadpoles Center of shot. The northern Tadpoles are much larger and more numerus www.skyatnightmagazine.com/astrophotography/nebulae/tadpole-nebula-ic-410 This was a place I did want to come back to to try and do them justice that a colour camera just can not do. If you look middle of the shot you can make out the Horse shoe shape in the wide angle shot of the whole area. Carina Nebula Wide Field. QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

Perth was hit by a very big storm that delivered a hail storm that was close to Golf Ball size hail for about 25min. The open air car yards instantly got cars with panels that had the look of the surface of a golf ball. There was a lot of discount cars at this time with a very distinctive look. Once the Storm passed the Sunset was quite some thing one of the most colourful I have ever seen and the clouds really stood out.. This is From 22/3/2010, cars are still driving around with the tell tail sign that they went through the storm.

I can't load in Ipernity CWP as the Banner top of page, photo is in group as a separator... with what is going on at the moment.....

Has been a very hot start to autumn but we got some very clear nights the temp dropped below 9c . for the very first time I have some real colour in the leaves. I normally get only a very light hint of colour First time I have any real depth of colour.

If you look into the Whirling Dervish of Turkey www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1701421760530517 You cant mistake the shape and the movement there even has the arms up as well. The face is there but the hat is black not the beige colour. QHY183M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. ZWOFW and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope ToupTek G3m Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

One of the kittens of the house once it got warm and snuggled up fell asleep for as long as the person kept the same position.

The full shot that the banner came from for this months CWP. The monkey temple in Bali a place you have to watch the monkeys they very easily steal your glasses.

This was pure trial. The circles that showed up had to GO. Standard QHY masks. 3Rd party filter masks all over the filter seat and hole this is the filters out so I could paint the interior, the small circles went as unlike the supplied masks they covered the whole of the hole no lights leaks down the side of the filters and a new interior paint job that reflected no light. normal interior of the QHYFW contrast the new paint set as same angle First show just how bright the inside of the filter wheel really is. I was told get some Musou Black and paint the two inside parts of the case. A nights trial no small circles any where in the RGB stars or the Oii NB filter. But there remained a big circle in the middle. Musou Black Its an unearthly black to look at as it absorbs 98% of the light so no reflections I raked my brain where is there a large circle. I could only find one just inside the top of the scope there is a 40mm Black plastic ring for the cover to sit on over the time it has got highly polished. Reflecting the light for the street lights or the moon down to the mirror. Only answer is Flock it a velvet like paper that is self adhesive. I did each night remove the previous nights stacked files so I could see the result of the new work that was done. The end result was every one of the circles where no more. I cant wait till the 16th of this month I have till the 23 rd to shoot LRGB MOON free and see once and for all can I finally do a clean coloured photo from filters. Has all this work paid off the RGB shot it did showed no marks the stars in this shot showed no marks so it all looks very promising. stay tuned! This was A lot of thinking, a lot of clouds from the cyclone and the rain I brought the scope inside. QHY268M -10c 4 days 5 min SHaO 70 odd shot each , 40 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO ZWOCAA rotator MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope ToupTek G3m Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

My son got the chance to be able feed the lambs as he was one of the younger ones in the group. This was the farm that was used as the set of Hobbiton they gave the youngest members of the group the chance to hand feed the orphaned lambs. Needless to say the few lucky ones this had a profound effect on them the chance to get so up close and personal that is offered to so few of us.

Well before the moon came up I saw this shot while I was on my own out in the landscape. The Emu in the Milky Way looking down at us as the milky way comes up on the Sagittarius Arm. This was only ever a TWO shot panorama more of the Sky than the ground but not forgetting the ground Lit by Low Level Lighting. Enjoy 1 am in the morning in the Black of night and the stars shining in the sky above. D810 6400ISO 13sec Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8

On the far Left the Cluster is Suppose to look like coins in a Fountain. This is a target that has So many stars it takes over the nebulas. This was second fiddle to As it ran from 1am to Dawn as a fill in. Carina is top right just out of view. QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 100 odd shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO ZWOCAA rotator MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope ToupTek G3m Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

In part why I did a 42 panel look at the LMC area there is just so much here to look at. You can see this in the middle of the shot below. This is almost the Heart of the LMC cloud we see in the sky at Night. I make 100% no apologies for the Number of stars in the Shot I have only tried to lower there value rather than the number. Top left is the area we see the most shots of the LMC Tarantula Nebula but by no means the total of the LMC area. This was shot over 6 nights till about 1 am before the LMC got really to low to image. Enjoy one of the jewels of our Southern skies a Little bit more past the Normal... QHY268M -0c 6 days 5 min SHaO 100 odd shot each , 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure. QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO ZWOCAA rotator MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope ToupTek G3m Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps

This was after the drive up we left Perth 8 pm it was then set up swag(one man tent) the drive over to the park. This was shot around 1 am in the morning. As there where still cars moving about there is some unusual lighting in the shot . Brake lights they have a great intensity I thought i had reshot them and removed it all but there is still evidence of it. This is 360 degree view of the area we went to as there where others out and about. In all 5 others in the area and cars moving in the shot. On the drive up we drove over( between the wheels) an echidna. the shot below was from the car head lights as we turned back to look at it as neither of us have ever seen one before. We waited for it to uncurl but it never did se we left it in peace to finish walking over the road. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna Pip is a very different area but same park D810 6400ISO 13sec Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8

You can pick the fact the moon is about to rise the colour in the sky give's it away. Just below left hand end you can see the moon starting to rise the other bright light is made up of town ship and far right mining night lights.1:30am ish in the morning. Pip is a very different area but same park D810 6400ISO 13sec Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8

My last shot just before The moon was about to start showing at 1:20 am. The sky was Inky black and stars shone so well in the night sky. If you look closely at the bottom of the left hand end you can see the moon starting to have an effect. Pip is a very different area but same park D810 6400ISO 13sec Samyang 14mm F2.4 @ 2.8

Not see here very often the light clouds and the shadow play. I was great to get hight enough to see it on the landscape.

The opposite high point in the landscape.