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Sunrise 15th July 2013 in Perth, Western Australia

Check out the amazing sunrise this morning! Photographs taken from the hills of Perth, Western Australia and including the “Golden Pipeline” bathed in the morning colours.

Bathed in Gold at Lake Leschenaultia
Golden Pipeline at Sunrise, 15th July 2013. For those not familiar with the “Golden Pipeline” it is the water pipe which supplies the Goldfields (primarily Kalgoorlie) with water from the Perth dams (immediately from Mundaring Weir but supplied through the interconnected water system). If you travel through Cunderdin on the Great Eastern Highway you will see they have even painted the pipe gold. At various stages on its journey the pipeline splits in to two separate pipes and re-joins in to one single pipe. This photograph was taken in Mt Helena in the hills of Perth.
Sunrise on the 15th July 2013 in the Perth Hills near Chidlow.
Sunrise on the 15th July 2013 in the Perth Hills near Chidlow.

 

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Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann continues to evolve

The Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann; 2013-06-28T10:51:45.613; which had an outburst on approximately the 13th June 2013 continues to evolve and now, after a 5 day break of cloud, is appearing quite different from the 22nd when I last photographed it. The image below shows how broad and diffuse the “tail” has become, and how point-like the nucleus is now as opposed to the broader and brighter nucleus it was on the 15th shortly after outburst.

Photograph of Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann; 2013-06-28T10:51:45.613;
Photograph of Comet 29P Schwassmann-Wachmann; 2013-06-28T10:51:45.613; 0.86”/pixel (12” SCT @ 2200mm, ST8-XME @ bin 1×1) 5 x 180 seconds summed

See my page of 29P Schwassman-Wachmann photographs for a history of some of my images (not every night gets its images published).

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Sunset Reflections

Yesterday evening I had some fun wandering along the Swan River with my camera. I haven’t been to this spot before, but first impressions are that I’ll be back soon. A nice peaceful spot not too far from home with reasonably nice scenery.

Silhouettes and sunset colours along the banks of the Swan River in Western Australia.

Reaching Out To The Moon. Silhouettes of gumtrees along the banks of the Swan River, with the Moon showing through as though the trees are reaching out to it.