Broome Photos Uploaded
New images from Cable Beach at Broome have been uploaded to my Norht-west photography gallery.
Appreciation for observations
This is a nice gesture. In 2014 I recorded observations of the comet that the spacecraft Rosetta (with Philae lander) was approaching over many nights, providing these to Padma who collated such data from amateur astronomers. It's nice to have something in appreciation of the efforts.
8474 RETTIG binary system discovery
Minor Planet 8474 Rettig from Roger Groom on Vimeo. Video sequence of the minor planet 8474 Rettig moving across the night sky. I often participate in astronomical research by way of providing observations to other amateurs and to professionals. The promise is always there of credit for the observations but…
Lake Ballard
Lake Ballard is a salt lake in the Goldfields region of Western Australia. The salt lake is home to an art installation by Antony Gormley know as Inside Australia. This combination of remote salt lake, sculptures and interesting landforms makes Lake Ballard a popular destination for photographers, amateur astronomers, astrophotographers…
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3621
See this image of the galaxy NGC 3621 on AstroBin with plate-solved objects.
Fields of Gold
A nice sunset with golden light on the farmland and clouds. A green grass tree in the foreground provides nice contrast to the scene beyond. A rainbow is visible in the far distance on the right horizon - a pot of gold at it's base perhaps? Taken in Gidgegannup, Western…
Dinner at Lake Leschenaultia
The other night we took fish & chips to the local Lake Leschenaultia, to watch the sunset and enjoy the peace and quiet. It's pure serenity at the lake late in the afternoon and evening when the crowds have gone home but the gates are still open. The wildlife is…
A cooperative Dragonfly
I enjoyed the opportunity to photograph a strangely cooperative dragonfly the other night. It was nicely sitting on our lime tree.
NGC 1600 and Friends
I've had some fun reading about this galaxy NGC 1600 and annotating the above photograph with information. This image is from my standard nightly survey of galaxies and as such is only a brief 5 exposures each of 180 seconds in length. I hope you enjoy the representation with additional…