Welcome To Saint Peter's Gate Observatory Huonville Tasmania .

Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

2009-04-26T13:40:00.003+10:00

Hi, I had a night under dark skies last Thursday the 23rd of April, This image of the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy stood out a lot more than my last image of it.

Antares and M4 Cluster

2009-04-26T13:15:00.002+10:00

NGC 6752 in Pavo

2009-04-16T11:38:00.003+10:00

Hi I hope to image a better one of this beaut star cluster when i get darker skies later this week, there is something about this one I like so I will try and perfect it.

Centarus A Galaxy

2009-04-16T11:27:00.003+10:00

Hello And Greetings From Tasmania, I seized the moment on April 14 and imaged This Galaxy Centarus A and others , The skies were not quite dark enough but I am pleased that I had a great night out under the Heavens Galaxy hunting.

M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

2009-04-16T11:22:00.003+10:00

HI, This is an image i took on April 14 09 of M83 the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy.

NGC 4945 Galaxy

2009-04-16T11:06:00.003+10:00

This image of NGC 4945 was taken by me on April 14 09

Spindle galaxy

2009-04-16T09:50:00.003+10:00

Hi, This is an image of NGC3115 Spindle Galaxy that I took on April 14 09

Betelgeuse the star

2009-04-08T13:25:00.002+10:00

comet Lulin

2009-03-30T11:05:00.003+11:00

Hi, This is an image i took on march 28 09, as you can see it is on it`s way out, please compare this image to the one i took on February 26 09 when the comet was at it`s closest to earth.

The Coalsack Nebula

2009-03-02T11:19:00.003+11:00

Hi, This is an image of the Coalsack Nebula, it is 600 light years away from earth, it forms a dark pathway through the milkyway.

Large Mangellanic Cloud

2009-02-27T20:54:00.003+11:00

This Image of The Large Mangellanic Cloud is 160,000 light years away, it`s mass is 10 billion times the mas of our sun. The LMC is a satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way Galaxy.

Eta Carinae

2009-02-27T16:25:00.003+11:00

Hi, Eta Carinae was in all its glory in last nights dark skies, what a Mega star this is!!

Omega Centaruri February 26 2009

2009-02-27T13:43:00.003+11:00

Omega Centauri was beautiful in a dark sky last night, I am happy with this image i took.

Cmet Lulin Feb 26

2009-02-27T11:17:00.003+11:00

Hi All, I took this image of comet Lulin last night, the comet is sure moving fast through the sky it will soon be by the side of the star Regulus, I hope the skies are clear that night so I can get an image of it.

Orion and Running Man Nebula

2009-02-24T10:05:00.006+11:00

Hi, We had clouds and rain last night, so no image of Comet Lulin next to Saturn. Processed this image of Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula instead, I like this one.

Comet Lulin

2009-02-23T15:31:00.003+11:00

This is a image of Lulin later in the night, i will try to take an image of lulin next to Saturn tonight or tomorrow night, GO AWAY CLOUDS.

Comet Lulin

2009-02-23T15:27:00.002+11:00

Comet Lulin had risen a little higher by the time i took this image.

Comet lulin

2009-02-23T15:21:00.003+11:00

Hi, I took this image of Comet Lulin as it was just above roof top, the star Zavijah is the bright star above it. the atmosphere was murky this low.

The Leo Triplet of Galaxies

2009-02-19T19:14:00.004+11:00

This is an image of three galaxies together.

Running Man Nebula

2009-02-19T19:01:00.002+11:00

Horsehead Nebula

2009-02-19T18:58:00.001+11:00

Sombraro Galaxy

2009-02-19T18:46:00.003+11:00

Hi, I had chance to get out and image on the 17th, this is an image of the sombraro galaxcy.

Comet Kushida

2009-02-01T21:11:00.003+11:00

Hi , I am following Comet Kushida till it gets into the area of the Hyades star cluster.

Crab Nebula dissected by a satellite

2009-01-29T15:21:00.003+11:00

In this image of the Crab Nebula i took on the 27 January 09, it shows a satellite and a meteor going through the field of view.

Ringtail Nebula

2009-01-29T14:26:00.002+11:00

This ia an image i took on January 27 09 of the Ringtail Nebula,

Blue Planetary in Centaurus

2009-01-29T13:45:00.002+11:00

This is an image I took on January 27 09 of the Blue Planetary Nebula in the constellation Centaurus, it is a small blue nebula that looks like Neptune. It is in the centre of the image.

The Seven Sisters or Pleiades M45

2009-01-29T12:52:00.005+11:00

Hello again, I took this image of the Pleiades M45 on January 27 09.

Omega Centaruri

2009-01-29T12:43:00.004+11:00

Hi to all, This is an image of Omega Centauri that i took on 27 January 09 it is now coming into good view along with the Southern Cross .

Comet Kushida

2009-01-29T10:21:00.003+11:00

Comet Kushida taken on January 27 2009, it is going to be in the vicinity of the Hyades star group soon, I hope to image it again then.

Sulptor Galaxcy

2009-01-29T10:07:00.002+11:00

This is an Image of the Sculptor Galaxcy that I took on January 27 2009

2009-01-28T19:16:00.000+11:00

Slideshow

2009-01-27T21:09:00.000+11:00

Slideshow

The Star Peacock

2009-01-27T13:55:00.000+11:00

This is an image i took of the star Peacock.

Southern Pladies

2009-01-27T13:52:00.000+11:00

This image i took is of the Southern Pladies.

Star cluster M13 low on my northern horizion

2009-01-27T13:36:00.000+11:00

This is an image of M13 Star cluster that I took, it was very low on my horizon.

The Lagoon nebula

2009-01-27T13:29:00.000+11:00

Hi, This is an image of the Lagoon nebula, imaged by myself here at the observatory.

The Eagle Nebula

2009-01-27T13:22:00.000+11:00

This is an image of the Eagle Nebula that i took in October 08.

Trifid nebula

2009-01-27T12:01:00.000+11:00

This is an image of the Trifid nebula, that i took in October 08

The Tarantula nebula

2009-01-27T11:53:00.000+11:00

This image of the Tarantula nebula, I took in my southern sky.

The Swan Nebula

2009-01-27T11:28:00.001+11:00

I Took this imag of the Swan nebula on July 10 08, can you see the Swan shape?

The Star Antares

2009-01-27T11:00:00.000+11:00

I took this image of Antares July 10 08, Antares (α Scorpii / Alpha Scorpii) is a red supergiant star in the Milky Way galaxy and the sixteenth brightest star in the nighttime sky (sometimes listed as fifteenth brightest, if the two brighter components of the Capella quadruple star system are counted as one star). Along with Aldebaran, Spica, and Regulus it is one of the four brightest stars near the ecliptic. Antares is a variable star, whose apparent magnitude varies from +0.9 to +1.8

Comet Kushida

2009-01-26T12:40:00.000+11:00

Hi, this is an image i took of comet Kusheda on January 25 2009, at 10.19 pm. this comet is very faint now so shows as a greenish glow left of centre in the image.

Comet Lulin

2009-01-26T10:29:00.002+11:00

Hi I took this image of Comet Lulin at 4.10 am this morning January 26 2009 Happy Australia Day!!

2009-01-24T21:16:00.000+11:00

This is an image i took of Omega Centauri, it orbits our galaxy, the Milky Way. One of the few that can be seen with the naked eye, it is both the brightest and the largest known globular cluster associated with the Milky Way. Omega Centauri is located about 18,300 light-years (5,600 pc) from Earth and contains several million Population II stars. The stars in its center are so crowded that they are believed to be only 0.1 light years away from each other.

2009-01-24T21:03:00.000+11:00

I took this image of the mega star Eta Carinae in my south, on the night of 10th July 08

2009-01-24T20:49:00.000+11:00

Moon taken on night of September 11 08 . The Moon (Latin: Luna) is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest natural satellite in the Solar System.
The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km, about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon's diameter is 3,474 km,[6] a little more than a quarter of that of the Earth

Moon in daytime

2009-01-24T20:36:00.003+11:00

Image of the Moon I took in the daytime.

2009-01-24T18:32:00.000+11:00

This is a image I took of the Horsehead Nebula.

The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33 in bright nebula IC 434) is a dark nebula in the Orion constellation. The nebula is located just below Alnitak, the star furthest left on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of the shape of its swirling cloud of dark dust and gases, which is similar to that of a horse's head.

2009-01-24T16:01:00.000+11:00

This is an image I took of the Orion Nebula

The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated south[b] of Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,270±76 light years [2] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.

2009-01-24T14:34:00.000+11:00

Hello Welcome to Saint Petersgate Observatory Huonville Tasmania 43 South 147 East, Resident Amature Astronomer David S Thomasson (Thomo)