I love the night sky. Click on a photo to open a full size version in a new window.
The moon looks pretty with clouds around it.
The moon just after sunset. The sky was actually blue but came out black after zooming in.
Same photo with Apollo moon landing sites (from this YouTube video).
Two stages of a lunar eclipse.
Moonrise.
Moonset. The moon was actually a thin crescent, but so bright it overwhelmed the camera sensor.
Stars have all kinds of colours if you look closely.
It’s nice and dark at Dark Point.
The same photo with labels (from this list of star names).
Some more named stars, along with the south celestial pole that the stars “rotate” around.
Four planets lined up in April 2022.
The Milky Way (enhanced a little).
A shooting star. Compare the centre-right area with the previous photo and you can find a couple of planets.
Star trails. You can see the path of a couple of aeroplanes in the second one.
There are two celestial poles, with stars going in a circle around both.
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