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12/09/2026

11th September 2026

Decided to some panoramas at longer focal lengths than I'm used to... And with the astro modified camera 😬 It's been a challenge so far and this is the only one I've managed to get to work... Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 the clouds stay away tonight and I can have another crack at it. Incorporating HA data is proving to be a b*tch too 😒

Canon 450D astro modified
24mm 2.8 lens
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i

28/08/2026

28th August 2026

One thing I know I suck at photographing is the moon... Tonight I gave it a crack...

Got a text from my daughter to go outside & look at the clouds and they were a stunning mix of dark pink & grey 😍 Turned around to walk back inside and I noticed the moon was rising dead centre at the end of my street - something I've never paid attention to 😬 Raced back inside to grab my phone to attempt to get some pics. Took a couple n they were ok-ish. Decided I needed the tipod so back inside I went. By the time I got sorted the moon was already up. So me being me, I set up smack bang in the middle of the road out the front of my house (I'm so glad my town has really wide streets 😂). Took a few more pics and then decided I wanted to see if the moon lined up at all with the light in the middle of the round about... Grabbed the car keys n off I went. Set up the tripod on the island in the middle of the main street n snapped off a few more pics. Street lights were not helpful 😕 But I think I got a coupla half decent pics for my efforts...

28/08/2026

‼️ STROBE WARNING ‼️
⚠️ FLASHING LIGHTS ⚠️

Timelapse from Samsung S21 Ultra

28/08/2026

‼️ STROBE WARNING ‼️
⚠️ FLASHING LIGHT'S ⚠️

Timelapse from Nikon D5600

28/08/2026

25th August 2026

We finally got a decent thunderstorm!! 😁 These are a mix of phone and camera photos from the night.

Town got smashed with rain & I assumed that that was the end of it so I didn't worry about getting anything sorted. Not long after the rain stopped, I got lightning alerts so I wandered outside to see if it was worth chasing... Didn't take me long to start tearing the room apart to find cameras and tripods and all I could do was pray the batteries were charged enough. I knew the memory cards were empty after photographing the comet back in May.

I was hoping to get set up right behind a cracker canola crop but decided against that as I didn't wanna be the du***ss that got bogged so I stayed on ground I knew I wouldn't sink in to. After setting up the first camera, I started getting the 2nd one sorted. Changed the lens and that fked the whole show 😐🤦🏼‍♀️ Camera said "Error". Changed back to the lens I had on it originally, still saying Error. So it went back in the bag and I got my phone out n set up on the second tripod.

Nikon D5600, 35mm lens
Samsung S21 Ultra, Pro Mode

28/08/2026

A few pics of the fire bucket at a friend's birthday in July. There was a hell of a lot more taken but these were the only ones my imagination could see something in so they were the only ones edited... What does your imagination see in these? 🤔

All taken on my Samsung S21 Ultra. Edited in Lightroom on my desktop

17/05/2026

Well... I can definitely say that photographing Comet PANSTARS made me realise just how out of practice I am at both the taking og the photos (exposure time, framing yada yada yada 🤦🏼‍♀️) and then the editing of the photos (Siril, Deep Sky Stacker, Photoshop, GraXpert, Starnett++ 😳). The plus side is I can now get everything set up, levelled, focused & framed relatively quickly 😁 Spud tried to help out a 🤏🏻 bit but his headbutts to the tripods were not overly appreciated 🙄😂

I have had a hell of a time remembering how to add Hydrogen Alpha data to my RBG data 🤦🏼‍♀️ I know Siril can do it but I don't really like the results I get 🤷🏼‍♀️ I did work it out in the end, and the photos definitely look better for it (IMO) but each to their own. I hope you enjoy looking at the results of over a weeks worth of self inflicted late-ish nights and lots of coffee & frustrations with editing 😁 There are 4 of the same image in this lot where you can see I was having issues with editing the Hydrogen Alpha into the RGB. Decided to add them all so you can see the struggle is real 😏 😁

All sky images are tracked & stacked with various settings. Foreground images are single shots for 1-3 mins.

Equipment used:
2 x Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i
Move Shoot Move star tracker (original)
2 x Canon 450D's - 1 stock & 1 astro modified + various lenses
Astronomik 12nm HA filter
Nikon D5600 + various lenses
Remote shutter releases for all 3 cameras (they work really well when you actually remember to set for infinity photos instead of just 1 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️😂)
Spud the cat for a lap/neck warmer and encouraging headbutts

14/05/2026

14th May 2026

I think tonight will be the last night for me to be able to get Comet PANSTARS. Taking full advantage of the clear skies and slightly warmer nights than we had last week. Thankfully I have a furry hot water bottle to keep me somewhat warmer 😁

I have been attempting to edit all the pics from the last week - and I am making some 🤏🏻 progress 😬 - so hopefully I'll be able to share those soon 😊

10/05/2026

11th May 2026 - Night 4 of Comet hunting...

Editing the pics from each night have been a headache due to red air glow playin absolute havoc with my astro modified camera so they're taking longer than I would like 😒

Also... Had an idea while I was out tonight... Second image kinda gives it away lol. The bright light is a mate in their air seeder so it'll be interesting to see how that particular image turns out when I'm finished editing it 😬

Both of these were taken on my Samsung S21 Ultra

21/01/2026

Tuesday 20th January, 2026
Lil teaser of what I managed to capture between 10pm & 12:30am. The timelapse's should be pretty epic 🤞🏻

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