Western Australian astrophotography
Deep-sky photographs by Justin Whitten, captured under the dark skies of Western Australia.
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Fourteen original photographs from the first years of Astrophotography.net.au. Select any image to view it larger.
0130 Doradus · NGC 2070
2 min · 10-inch reflector · Canon EOS 450D
Published by DK, page 134
02M31 · NGC 224
10-inch reflector · Canon EOS 7D
Southern Western Australia · approx. 3am
03M8 · NGC 6523
360 sec · Canon EOS 450D · EQ6 · guided
Lake Grace, WA · 7 March 2011
04NGC 3372 · reflector study
10-inch reflector · Canon EOS 450D
Original Astrophotography.net.au collection
05NGC 3372 · ED80 study
5 min · Black Diamond ED80 · Canon 450D
Processed in Photoshop
06NGC 104
10-inch reflector · Canon EOS 450D
Beverley, WA
07M42
Canon 450D · 10-inch reflector · EQ6 · UHC/LPR
Backyard, looking north over Perth
08M20 · NGC 6514
ED80 refractor · Canon EOS 450D
Original Astrophotography.net.au collection
09NGC 3132 · Eight Burst Nebula
2 min · 10-inch Sky-Watcher · EQ6 · UHC/LPR
Canon EOS 450D
10NGC 3242
60 sec · 10-inch reflector · EQ6
Captured from the backyard
11M16 · NGC 6611
15 min · 10-inch reflector · EQ6
Canon EOS 450D
12M83
15 min · 10-inch Sky-Watcher Newtonian · EQ6
Canon EOS 450D
13NGC 253
30 sec · 10-inch reflector
Canon EOS 7D
14M33
5 min · 10-inch reflector
Canon EOS 7D
In print · verified
134
DK published Justin Whitten’s Tarantula Nebula photograph in A Little Course in Astronomy by Robert Dinwiddie. It appears at the bottom-left of page 134 and is named in the book’s picture credits.
Beyond deep sky
The original sections are returning as photographs and project material are prepared for their new home.
View collection →
Solar eclipse photography and the original Saturn observing videoView collection →
Kinta Farm studies under Western Australian skiesView collection →
Wide-field night photography from around Western AustraliaWatch films →
Original night-sky films and time-lapse workThe site returns
“Every photograph begins as ancient light—and survives as a record of looking up.”
Astrophotography.net.au first published these photographs from 2011 onward. Now the site returns as a living home for Justin Whitten’s past and future work under Western Australian skies.