Category Archives: Astrophotography

Photographing Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 10 – 11 February 2023

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Dave Noble

Over the years I have photographed many of the comets that have travelled through the inner solar system. The new comet – Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) had been hyped a lot in the media as “The Green Comet”. In my … Continue reading →

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Photographing the Lunar Eclipse – 8 November 2022

Posted on November 17, 2022 by Dave Noble

The 8th of November was a very full day. An early start with the Mudlarks, then a long afternoon at Malabar Headland, and then an evening lunar eclipse. The photo above was taken in the suburban inner west of Sydney, … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet Leonard 25 – 30 December 2021

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had some nice dark and cloud free skies while in Tasmania and I photographed Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard during three evenings. On all evenings, the comet was easy to spot using binoculars and using the camera, but I could … Continue reading →

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Photographing Comet Leonard – 20 December 2021

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was a  clear evening, the first for a while, and I was keen to see if I could spot and photograph Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. It would have been nice to be out of Sydney and have some dark … Continue reading →

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Photographing the International Space Station – 15 October 2021

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had photographed the ISS, the International Space Station. It’s a challenging object to photograph, but having a long telephotos lens for bird photography makes it a worthwhile subject when conditions are right. I … Continue reading →

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Gardens of Stone Walk 12 – 14 June 2021

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was fortunate to be able to join friends for three days of bushwalking in the Gardens of Stone. We walked on the Wolgan – Capertee Divide. Part of the walk is within the Gardens of Stone National Park and … Continue reading →

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Photographing the Lunar Eclipse – 26 May 2021

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Dave Noble

A Lunar Eclipse was taking place during the evening. I was ready with my camera, telephoto lens and tripod. It was going to be a Super Blood Moon. “Super” because the Moon was at a close point in its orbit … Continue reading →

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Some Time in the Labyrinth 1 – 4 May 2021

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was on a 7 day walk with Roger, and the highlight was our visit to the Labyrinth. We camped for three nights at Lake Elysia. It was nice to enjoy the beauty of this place in a range of … Continue reading →

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The Great Conjunction – 22 December 2020

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Dave Noble

The evening that would have been  best to observe to Great Conjunction was completely overcast and raining all night. So no chance to see this spectacle. In Sydney, the two planets Jupiter and Saturn were actually at their closest angular … Continue reading →

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Preparing for the Great Conjunction – 17 December 2020

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Dave Noble

A Great Conjunction is soon approaching. A conjunction is when two objects in space appear close to each other. In other words their angular separation is small. An example could be if Venus and The Moon appear close to each … Continue reading →

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