Steve Paxton's photos

I picked up the tripod with the tacker on it and walked closer to the trees from the middle of the granite rock. Not totally lined up south but very close. You will note that Carina Nebula and the Magellanic clouds are much brighter.

After we did my third session with the tracker I put the Camera on the tripod and shot some of the very bright Milky way. One lonely Grass tree out in this part of the bush very good as there was no breeze to spoil the fine leaves.

The site right next to the main road Cars and trucks going past for the deep sky shots I use gaffer tape to cover the view finder from there lights. while I had the shot with no truck I thought why not included a little reality to the shot even our car gets a staring role.. The PIPs have been added so the view of the sky and the shot mean some thing more.

This will have to be revisited as it looks very interesting once I can find the right star to track with. I must have been very close at 60 sec not much trailing as the others. the night was ruined by the remote that had a mind of its own I believe a broken wire. PIP an up to date look at this cloud.

Three shots stacked together that miss fired as I did not know I had moved the camera from Bulb to 30". The night did not go well could not line up the tracker nearly gave up and came home after 3/4 hour just trying to set on the Octans which I just could not see at all. I gave up in disgust but tried the unit out no matter what very happy the way the unit works. I can see this being much better tracked properly and stacking 30 shot First shots. Single shot 30 sec Iso 3200 @200MM. A shot Ko has been asking for ,next time I hope to do it correctly makes a stunning background on a 25" screen. PIP is the white dot on the top.

The night did not go well could not line up the tracker nearly gave up and came home after 3/4 hour just trying to set on the Octanes which I just could not see at all. I gave up in disgust but tried the unit out no matter what very happy the way the unit works. I can see this being much better tracked properly and stacking 30 shot First shots. Single shot 30 sec Iso 6400 @200MM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina_Nebula

Sun setting Over the Misty Lake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endor_(Star_Wars)

What a difference a year makes. the tree is Just short of a meter high is getting almost to heavy to carry on my own.

Bonsai has not let me down. This year its covered in flowers but nothing better than sunlight and flowers. find the one real flower . en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea

It was always one of my wishes to get a tracker. So this year it all starts again Sky Adventurer 5 Kg load so i hope to use my 150-600mm as well as 70- 200mm and my 105mm. skywatcheraustralia.com.au/star-adventurer this is a whole lot more learning to come. www.flickr.com/photos/photokemi/32568197608/in/faves-33814724@N03

After days of clear blue skies and not a cloud in sight , we get this. Today nothing but Blue go figure...

when you dont look to the southern pole Due east. ISO 1600 86 shots.

Compare the two bows they are quite a difference. This is a 14 shot 2 Row Bow as it was so high in the sky.

I like this view less than a year old looking very good a lot of finger tip pruning.

Just another on the side of the road compare my 6' father to the tree.

huge nest but lots in the area not long ago as you can see a fire. this was taller than my 6'3" www.withoutahitch.com.au/travel/understanding-termite-mounds This part of the wide open Australia that is HAPPY FENCE FREE not one in sight.

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