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Siding Spring Observatory by night - Bob Shobbrook

  • From inside the dome, looking past the ANU 24-inch telescope towards the centre of the Milky Way galaxy in Sagittarius

    • From inside the dome, looking past the ANU 24…
  • Looking past the ANU 24-inch telescope to the constellations of the Southern Cross (Crux) and Carina setting in the south-west

    • Looking past the ANU 24-inch telescope to the…
  • Thunderstorms to the east of Siding Spring Observatory behind (and well beyond!) the 24-inch telescope dome

    • Thunderstorms to the east of Siding Spring Ob…
  • The Milky Way - and the lights of Coonabarabran - behind the dome of the ANU 40-inch telescope.

    • The Milky Way - and the lights of Coonabarabr…
  • The moonlit ANU 40-inch telescope and building with the Milky Way from Carina to Centaurus rising above it

    • The moonlit ANU 40-inch telescope and buildin…
  • This 10 min exposure shows star trails clearly defining the south celestial pole just left of centre.

    • This 10 min exposure shows star trails clearl…
  • The Zodiacal light seen above the western horizon nearly two hours after sunset

    • The Zodiacal light seen above the western hor…
  • The Zodiacal light seen above the eastern horizon nearly two hours before sunrise

    • The Zodiacal light seen above the eastern hor…
  • Bob Shobbrook dressed for a winters night at the control computer for the photometer on the ANU 24-inch telescope.

    • Bob Shobbrook dressed for a winters night at…