Thursday, 10 October 2013

A Trip to the Astronomy Club {Mount Isa}

The Astronomy Club of Mount Isa has an Observatory located at the Lions Youth Camp on the northern  edge of Lake Moondarra.  Mount Isa's main water source.

A few members of the local Photography Club got together for an amazing night in May 2013, and some, like myself, were able to connect our camera to a telescope to take photos of some remarkable things - including Saturn!!

Lake Moondarra at Sunset


The Observatory and a variety of telescopes

Moon Shadow

Saturn - I was totally blown away by being able to see this - let alone take a photo!

Full Moon

These two photos were taken at the end of our visit - the moon was full - but there was no light pollution from town visible.

I set the camera up and left the shutter open for around 30sec for each shot.  I just love the colours

I set the camera up and left the shutter open for around 30sec for each shot.  I just love the colours


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