@johnkalish1.bsky.social
Mostly astrophotography, orchids and nature photography, but sometimes more. All photos my own and no AI. 🇦🇺🦘
Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN from the suburban backyard observatory in #Canberra on 14 October 2025. 30x60sec with a Takahashi TOA 130; ZWO ASI533MC; processed in #Siril #astrophotography #astronomy #comet #C/2025R2SWAN
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Comet C/2025 R2 SWAN from the suburban backyard observatory in #Canberra on 14 October 2025. 30x60sec with a Takahashi TOA 130; ZWO ASI533MC; processed in #Siril #astrophotography #astronomy #comet #C/2025R2SWAN
The Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 - a planetary nebula formed by an exploding star similar to The Sun. It’s one of the closer planetary nebulae at a mere 650 light years from Earth. 2h40m of data collected with a Takahashi TSA 120 at f5.8. #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #eyeinthesky
September 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 - a planetary nebula formed by an exploding star similar to The Sun. It’s one of the closer planetary nebulae at a mere 650 light years from Earth. 2h40m of data collected with a Takahashi TSA 120 at f5.8. #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #eyeinthesky
Eastern rosella in Wee Jasper Grevillea in the #Canberra front yard. #birds #parrots #australianbirds
September 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Eastern rosella in Wee Jasper Grevillea in the #Canberra front yard. #birds #parrots #australianbirds
Crimson rosella in Wee Jasper Grevillea in the #Canberra front yard. #birds #parrots #australianbirds
September 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Crimson rosella in Wee Jasper Grevillea in the #Canberra front yard. #birds #parrots #australianbirds
Red wattlebird on a Wee Jasper grevillea in our #Canberra front yard this morning. #birds #Australianbirds
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Red wattlebird on a Wee Jasper grevillea in our #Canberra front yard this morning. #birds #Australianbirds
A very happy rock orchid - Dendrobium speciosum - blooming in the greenhouse. #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium @orchidfever.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A very happy rock orchid - Dendrobium speciosum - blooming in the greenhouse. #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium @orchidfever.bsky.social
This Rock Orchid is Dendrobium speciosum grandiflorum “Golden Cascades”. It’s very happy in the greenhouse and it looks like it will bloom before most of the other Dendrobiums. #orchids #orchids #Dendrobium @orchidfever.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 6:40 AM
This Rock Orchid is Dendrobium speciosum grandiflorum “Golden Cascades”. It’s very happy in the greenhouse and it looks like it will bloom before most of the other Dendrobiums. #orchids #orchids #Dendrobium @orchidfever.bsky.social
When I come across a jumping spider I often transfer it to the greenhouse. They’re thriving and doing a good job of pest management! Here’s one consuming an intruder on a Dendrobium speciosum flower spike. #orchid #orchids @orchidfever.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 4:43 AM
When I come across a jumping spider I often transfer it to the greenhouse. They’re thriving and doing a good job of pest management! Here’s one consuming an intruder on a Dendrobium speciosum flower spike. #orchid #orchids @orchidfever.bsky.social
The Rock Orchid - this one is Dendrobium speciosum grandiflorum “Golden Cascades” - is putting out some big flower spikes this year! #orchids #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium
August 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The Rock Orchid - this one is Dendrobium speciosum grandiflorum “Golden Cascades” - is putting out some big flower spikes this year! #orchids #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium
The spiral galaxy NGC 6744 lies some 30 million light-years away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way. This beautiful galaxy can be found in the southern Pavo constellation. Photographed from our suburban #Canberra backyard. 5h 30 m of data. #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #space #deepsky
August 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The spiral galaxy NGC 6744 lies some 30 million light-years away from our home galaxy, the Milky Way. This beautiful galaxy can be found in the southern Pavo constellation. Photographed from our suburban #Canberra backyard. 5h 30 m of data. #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #space #deepsky
NGC 6744 from our #Canberra backyard on a bright moonlit night. This galaxy is one of the most similar to the Milky Way, but NGC 6744 is about 75% larger. The light from the galaxy is 30 million years old. 2h25m of data. #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #galaxy
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
NGC 6744 from our #Canberra backyard on a bright moonlit night. This galaxy is one of the most similar to the Milky Way, but NGC 6744 is about 75% larger. The light from the galaxy is 30 million years old. 2h25m of data. #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #galaxy
NGC 6357 - War and Peace or Lobster Nebula imaged with a dual narrowband filter, #Optolong L-Extreme filter from our suburban #Canberra backyard. 5 hours total integration time. #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #nebula #astrophoto
July 25, 2025 at 6:20 AM
NGC 6357 - War and Peace or Lobster Nebula imaged with a dual narrowband filter, #Optolong L-Extreme filter from our suburban #Canberra backyard. 5 hours total integration time. #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #nebula #astrophoto
The Lagoon Nebula - Messier 8 - from our suburban #Canberra backyard observatory. Total integration time = 4h10m with a #Takahashi TOA 130 and #ZWO ASI533MC. #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophoto #nebula #messier #deepsky #siril #graxpert #gimp
July 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The Lagoon Nebula - Messier 8 - from our suburban #Canberra backyard observatory. Total integration time = 4h10m with a #Takahashi TOA 130 and #ZWO ASI533MC. #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophoto #nebula #messier #deepsky #siril #graxpert #gimp
Omega Centauri - 10 million stars, 10. -12 billion years old and the largest globular cluster in the #MilkyWay imaged from the backyard #observatory with a 130mm 1000mm FL refractor and a ZWO ASI533MC camera. 1h42m total integration time. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #night #nighttime
July 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Omega Centauri - 10 million stars, 10. -12 billion years old and the largest globular cluster in the #MilkyWay imaged from the backyard #observatory with a 130mm 1000mm FL refractor and a ZWO ASI533MC camera. 1h42m total integration time. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #night #nighttime
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 from the #Canberra backyard observatory last night. 7h30m of data collected on cold moonless nights with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
July 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 from the #Canberra backyard observatory last night. 7h30m of data collected on cold moonless nights with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
Trifid Nebula M20 from our suburban backyard. 5 hours of data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril #GraXpert and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #deepsky #stars
July 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Trifid Nebula M20 from our suburban backyard. 5 hours of data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril #GraXpert and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #deepsky #stars
Sombrero Galaxy M104 from our suburban backyard. Data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
June 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Sombrero Galaxy M104 from our suburban backyard. Data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
Here’s just 50 minutes of data on the Trifid Nebula from last night with my 130mm backyard telescope (left image) vs the same object from the 8400mm, $US800million Vera Rubin Observatory. Rubin is not designed for high resolution imaging of small objects. #astronomy #astrophotography #VeraRubin
June 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Here’s just 50 minutes of data on the Trifid Nebula from last night with my 130mm backyard telescope (left image) vs the same object from the 8400mm, $US800million Vera Rubin Observatory. Rubin is not designed for high resolution imaging of small objects. #astronomy #astrophotography #VeraRubin
One 5 minute image of the Trifid Nebula from last night. Many more to come before stacking and processing. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #deepspace
June 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
One 5 minute image of the Trifid Nebula from last night. Many more to come before stacking and processing. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #deepspace
Red-rumped parrots - Psephotus haematonotus - in the front yard this afternoon. Sony a7riii + Sony GM 100-400mm. #birds #Parrots #naturephotography #birdphotography
June 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Red-rumped parrots - Psephotus haematonotus - in the front yard this afternoon. Sony a7riii + Sony GM 100-400mm. #birds #Parrots #naturephotography #birdphotography
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 from the #Canberra backyard observatory last night. It was a cold -2°C when I shutdown. 3h55m of data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
June 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 from the #Canberra backyard observatory last night. It was a cold -2°C when I shutdown. 3h55m of data collected with a Takahashi TOA 130 refractor + ZWO ASI533MC camera + UV/IR filter. Processed in #Siril and #GIMP. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy #deepsky #stars
Running Chicken Nebula IC 2944 in Centaurus from the backyard observatory and a close up of Bok Globules - dense clouds of gas and dust that may contain the embryos of stars. Tak TOA 130 + ZWO ASI533MC + UV/IR filter. Processed in Siril. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #interstellar @siril.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Running Chicken Nebula IC 2944 in Centaurus from the backyard observatory and a close up of Bok Globules - dense clouds of gas and dust that may contain the embryos of stars. Tak TOA 130 + ZWO ASI533MC + UV/IR filter. Processed in Siril. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #interstellar @siril.org
June 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Full Moon - 10 June 2025 - from #Canberra, Australia. I was on the shortest possible exposure time, 0.000032 sec, and the lowest possible gain (1!!!) on my deep sky camera. Clearly, it’s not designed for Moon photography. #astronomy #astrophotography #moon
June 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Full Moon - 10 June 2025 - from #Canberra, Australia. I was on the shortest possible exposure time, 0.000032 sec, and the lowest possible gain (1!!!) on my deep sky camera. Clearly, it’s not designed for Moon photography. #astronomy #astrophotography #moon