Halley's Comet
Kariong
2nd April 1986
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My first astrophoto - the comet is the non-stellar smudge below the aeroplane trail.
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Transit of Mercury
Bowen Mountain
6th November 1993
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Carol Moore demonstrates safe solar observing using binocular projection.
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Comet Hyakutake
Kariong
22nd March 1996
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The comet tail is visible all the way up into the cloud. The light pollution of Kariong also shows up well in this one-minute exposure at 11.45pm.
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Comet Hale-Bopp
Bucketty
May 1997
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The comet is seen low down in the gap between the trees. Orion's saucepan is easily seen in this view to the west.
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Total Eclipse of the Sun
Ceduna
4th December 2002
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Carol anticipates with eclipse shades, Peter checks focus.
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Peter and Lesa trying not to be blown away.
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Mountains on the Moon seen in silhouette in this thin crescent. |
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The "diamond ring". |
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Totality.
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Transit of Mercury
Sydney
7th May 2003
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Mercury seen against the Sun in this CCD image displayed on a TV.
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The crowd queues for the telescopes on the rooftop at Macquarie University.
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Transit of Venus
Sydney
8th June 2004
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Eclipse shades provide naked-eye magnification.
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Venus seen against the Sun in this CCD image displayed on a TV.
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The crowd queues on the grass near Macquarie University.
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Telescope view of the Transit of Venus.
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