Steve Paxton's photos

This gives you an idea of the complexity of try to shoot the milky way as a panorama. This is 12 panels from just above Carina to the pointers . the interesting thing is Nina has all those panels rotated to the same degree so only one rotation for the whole lot, we shall see. I will have to do another after that to get to the area the other one started in the fighting dragons area. Each panel will be a night shot and in this case as fast as I can as its clear.

It has been a very busy week I lost track of days This is a replica Church build by my wifes father built Of the Building Our Lady of the Mount. I had never seen before that there is an interior. We were at brother in laws for his 80 th birthday when I saw this I had to remove off the flash and take the interior manually. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Mount#:~:text=The%20Church%20of%20Our%20Lady,de%20Nossa%20Senhora%20do%20Monte

This is the view I was after when the USB plug broke on the camera March last year. This proved to be a marathon getting images as the mount threw up a curveball and at this stage still not sure if I have found the answer to the problem. Below is the first shot more detail and Nebulosity. This will be my last photo for a vey long time as I do a huge panorama of the Milky way of some 40 odd shots. Enjoy it. QHY 183C -10c 21 shots each night 10 min each over Five night.. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

The start of summer showing in Sun burnt brown fields but there is still some green in the low lying areas.

This is what 5am looked like moon behind some clouds palm tree in the windy morning At this point this is after I have the images off the mount. looking West.

This sits close to the Old ship and both are a part of the Carina Complex. Next on down is Gabriella Mistrol at the top of Carina. This is the largest Nebula we have in our skies can be seen out of the city on a dark night. You can see this with your eyes no need for a telescope but its lost in the city lights. The second try at this is like the Keel so much better than the first time around but not at all set up like the first time as a deliberate panorama. QHY 183C -10c 41 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights.. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

this is three night for the Keel top photo but only two night the bottom NGC3247. I knew they where close but got quite a shock to see them come together . this is not set up as a panorama but just two single shots of the area. you will note that this is the correct rotation of the Keel but does not look any thing like the ship. through better editing more of the background detail shows up.

The Ancient Mariner NGC 3199 one I took before but it never looked like this at all, An old wooden ship sailing on a sea of stars. This is a shot I did want to come back to and do it some justice as I was not happy with the first one I did. Now I believe I have done it some justice this time so much so I am also taking the other nebula in the first shot as well NGC3247. QHY 183C -10c 41 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights.. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

One of the homes in Witchcliff and the flowers on the fence.

The Male we looked after for two weeks, The red is the red light from the heat lamp

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriela_Mistral The nebula is Named after the Chilean Poet when you see the photo in the link above you can miss the profile in the side. small part of the huge Carina nebula that is only seen in the Southern skies this is three nights worth of shots 41 Shots each night. QHY 183C -10c 41 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights.. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

Part of the OLDER Fremantle and it shows by the quality of the Building old Commercial building that are now used a private residence in the Old heart of Fremantle. .

I have to say I have been beaten by nature so this is what I have... We have clouds next few night. This is on the Northern Track of the Milky way Does not get very high so very prone to City lights.two night put it far too low to try for more shots. I think I have left this on way too late( waiting for the moon to die down) as in did not get much above the trees and power lines. There is a whole lot more below and right that this two shot panorama did not capture. This was set up with camera rotation on the field of view in Nina and I have to say this two shot panorama is 100% perfect in the way it was pictured and how it came out. This was to be a 6 night group of shots but clouds have killed it as it is really now far too low to try for more shots after the clouds pass,this is three night 25 shots panel one bottom of image but the main the top panel is only 2 night at 25 shots per night. To say I am a little surprised that it has come out fairly well for the number of shots and the clarity of shots above the city lights. I hope to come back to this next year to get the whole area with the Nikon 300mm lens. enjoy a few of the odd balls of space. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_443 QHY 183C -10c 25 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights panel 1 and 2 night panel 2. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

timegents.com/2019/11/18/fremantles-cleopatra-hotel While looks like a normal shot it is far from it. This is a 5 shot freehand vertical Panorama of the Building front. This is easy after years of taking Milky way bows. Clara and I thought we would go for a walk in Fremantle as we have not for years after we closed the Cafe .

Dont be fooled its not two but the two sides together as one photo. this is the complexity of the mount that takes the photos you are seeing. its hidden behind the run down shed it was sitting on sand but I built a base I can lift away and the fake grass to keep the sand down. there are three wall of shade cloth to try and kill the winds like tonight. This is the permanent home of all the gear till I change it it stays outside 24/7/365 but covered for the condition sun or rain. Now as most of the mount parts run from 12 V the lithium battery now sit under the middle of the mount. no longer do I run from a computer outside it all done by net work cable into the desktop inside my room. for those astute to notice there is a funny small weight at the bottom of the weight bar this is the final balance weight that can be mover full 360 degrees. once balanced where I put the mount with both clutched off it stays there, test walk away for 5 min see if it moves. it is so finely balanced leave the scope lens cap on mount will not sit still if you balanced it with no cap. wires enough to get you confused thats for sure but all are 100% logical, only thing you are not seeing is my cheap plastic( shopping bag) dew cover that covers over all the wires and connection points as a kind of rain coat..

This is a Colour Photo of Gum 15 in contrast to My first effort with filters and Borrowed B/W camera. This has always reminded me of an apple and a hand (three finger like an Avatar) stealing the apple. Each side you can see the two big nebulas encroaching in the shot. This Taken from my backyard in the city of Perth an improvement in understanding as some new tools editing has take a big leap for the better. Results like this was alway my main aim when I started. QHY 183C -10c 38 shots each night 10 min each over Three nights. MeLE Mini PC Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box Prima Luce Essato Focus Optolong LeNhance filter, Skywatcher Black DiamondED80 OTA Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned SVbony 50MM Guide scope QHY QHY5L-II-M Guide camera Guided PHD2, Nina Pixinsight, Ps .

I took the car down to get Cherries for the sole purpose of stopping the car to take photos. By this stage of the day it was well over 38C and it was so nice to get back in the car....