Rye MilkyWay Panorama

Have a few days off leading up to Easter this year, so I’m down at Rye on the Mornington Peninsula south of Melbourne. One of the photos I would like to make is a panorama of the Milkyway, so I thought this trip would be the ideal time to have a go. Not an easy… Continue reading Rye MilkyWay Panorama

Iridium Flare

An Iridium Flare is sunlight reflected from a satellite, below is a direct quote from the iPhone app Star Guide. Iridium 82 is one of 66 active communication satellites launched in the late 1990s and owned by Iridium Communications Inc. The fleet was named after the 77th element on the periodic tableā€”as it was originally… Continue reading Iridium Flare