The Rosette Nebula, captured over 16 hours on the Vespera II
January 13, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The Rosette Nebula, captured over 16 hours on the Vespera II
I made the annual #Vaonis retrospective 2025 post. You may call me Mr April 😉
Also, mine is the only Southern Hemisphere image.
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Also, mine is the only Southern Hemisphere image.
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Vaonis Retrospective 2025: Celebrating a Year of Astrophotography by O
Throughout 2025, our community captured some of the year’s most remarkable astronomical moments. Here are twelve standout images, one for each month, that resonated with our audience or our team, all taken with Vespera or Hestia. January 2025 - Andromeda Galaxy, by Ray Young The Andromeda Galaxy is the Vaonis community
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December 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I made the annual #Vaonis retrospective 2025 post. You may call me Mr April 😉
Also, mine is the only Southern Hemisphere image.
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Also, mine is the only Southern Hemisphere image.
vaonis.com/blogs/travel...
A little late to the party, but my thoughts on the recently acquired #Quest3.
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Meta Quest 3 — iDan.au
I’m gonna be honest upfront, I don’t like Meta. I never have. I don’t like their business practice, and I don’t like their underhanded techniques . Having said that, they make damn fine hardware such as the recent Meta Ray-Bans and the Quest 3 . I was a big fan of the Oculus Rift back in the
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December 3, 2025 at 3:28 AM
A little late to the party, but my thoughts on the recently acquired #Quest3.
www.idan.au/blog/meta-qu...
www.idan.au/blog/meta-qu...
Large Magellanic Cloud. Captured on Dwarf 3 across 5 nights, under Australian skies. #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #dwarflabs #dwarf3
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Large Magellanic Cloud. Captured on Dwarf 3 across 5 nights, under Australian skies. #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #dwarflabs #dwarf3
NGC 1097, also known as Caldwell 67, is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 October 1790.
#astronomy #astrophotography
Captured on Vespera II over 25 hours.
#astronomy #astrophotography
Captured on Vespera II over 25 hours.
November 28, 2025 at 6:58 AM
NGC 1097, also known as Caldwell 67, is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. It was discovered by William Herschel on 9 October 1790.
#astronomy #astrophotography
Captured on Vespera II over 25 hours.
#astronomy #astrophotography
Captured on Vespera II over 25 hours.
NGC 1365, also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, is a double-barred spiral galaxy located approximately 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. #astronomy #galaxy #astrophotography #vespera
Captured on Vespera II under Bortle 4 skies over 13 hours and edited in PixInsight
Captured on Vespera II under Bortle 4 skies over 13 hours and edited in PixInsight
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
NGC 1365, also known as the Great Barred Spiral Galaxy, is a double-barred spiral galaxy located approximately 56 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. #astronomy #galaxy #astrophotography #vespera
Captured on Vespera II under Bortle 4 skies over 13 hours and edited in PixInsight
Captured on Vespera II under Bortle 4 skies over 13 hours and edited in PixInsight
Pluribus is new must watch TV. An interesting premise that plays out convincingly without spoon feeding you. I have questions. It sometimes has answers. Bring on more #appletv
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Pluribus is new must watch TV. An interesting premise that plays out convincingly without spoon feeding you. I have questions. It sometimes has answers. Bring on more #appletv
Apple TV’s new name now comes with a new sound | The Verge
A new intro for Apple TV shows.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:21 PM
@davemark.com hey Dave, the behaviour Jim described where the AI apologises for its mistake is normal behaviour any time they’re questioned. I’ve seen this in ChatGPT as well. It makes you feel like it has learned from its mistake, but it is providing a common response when caught out
October 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
@davemark.com hey Dave, the behaviour Jim described where the AI apologises for its mistake is normal behaviour any time they’re questioned. I’ve seen this in ChatGPT as well. It makes you feel like it has learned from its mistake, but it is providing a common response when caught out
The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf irregular galaxy and a satellite of the Milky Way, located approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth.
Captured on the Vaonis Vespera II, across a two week period, with 47 hours of observation time using a dual band filter. Edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on the Vaonis Vespera II, across a two week period, with 47 hours of observation time using a dual band filter. Edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
October 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf irregular galaxy and a satellite of the Milky Way, located approximately 200,000 light-years from Earth.
Captured on the Vaonis Vespera II, across a two week period, with 47 hours of observation time using a dual band filter. Edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on the Vaonis Vespera II, across a two week period, with 47 hours of observation time using a dual band filter. Edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Live activities for Virgin Australia are now operating. I didn’t see this on my flight over earlier this week. #apple #virginaustralia
October 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Live activities for Virgin Australia are now operating. I didn’t see this on my flight over earlier this week. #apple #virginaustralia
My review of Logitech's latest product
Logitech MX Master 4 — iDan.au
Logitech MX Master 4 Review
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October 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
My review of Logitech's latest product
For a phone camera, the #iphone 17 Pro does a pretty good job of capturing the moon. No additional hardware used, just the 8x lens and edited in the photo app.
October 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
For a phone camera, the #iphone 17 Pro does a pretty good job of capturing the moon. No additional hardware used, just the 8x lens and edited in the photo app.
NGC 346 is a young, bright star cluster embedded within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Situated approximately 200,000 to 210,000 light-years away.
Captured on Vespera II without a filter over 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on Vespera II without a filter over 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
October 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NGC 346 is a young, bright star cluster embedded within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Situated approximately 200,000 to 210,000 light-years away.
Captured on Vespera II without a filter over 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on Vespera II without a filter over 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
NGC 247, also known as Caldwell 62 and popularly nicknamed the Needle's Eye Galaxy or Claw Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 11.1 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
Captured on Vespera II over almost 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on Vespera II over almost 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
October 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
NGC 247, also known as Caldwell 62 and popularly nicknamed the Needle's Eye Galaxy or Claw Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 11.1 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
Captured on Vespera II over almost 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
Captured on Vespera II over almost 5 hours and edited in PixInsight. #astronomy
The Grus Quartet is a group of four interacting spiral galaxies located in the southern constellation Grus (the Crane). These galaxies are relatively close to each other. The group lies approximately 55 to 70 million light-years from Earth.
Capture on Vaonis Vespera II over 27.5 hours. #astronomy
Capture on Vaonis Vespera II over 27.5 hours. #astronomy
October 3, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The Grus Quartet is a group of four interacting spiral galaxies located in the southern constellation Grus (the Crane). These galaxies are relatively close to each other. The group lies approximately 55 to 70 million light-years from Earth.
Capture on Vaonis Vespera II over 27.5 hours. #astronomy
Capture on Vaonis Vespera II over 27.5 hours. #astronomy
Watching Silence Of The Lambs at the cinema with the daughter for the first time. Can’t wait to hear what she thinks!
September 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Watching Silence Of The Lambs at the cinema with the daughter for the first time. Can’t wait to hear what she thinks!
A day out in Sydney down by the waterfront?
Sure, why not?
Sure, why not?
September 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A day out in Sydney down by the waterfront?
Sure, why not?
Sure, why not?
Having so many dramas getting set up on the new iPhone 17 Pro. Stalled restores. Watch not transferring. It’s so painful this year. #iphone
September 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Having so many dramas getting set up on the new iPhone 17 Pro. Stalled restores. Watch not transferring. It’s so painful this year. #iphone
iPhones are released in Australia. Here is the Canberra store this morning. #iphone #australia
September 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
iPhones are released in Australia. Here is the Canberra store this morning. #iphone #australia
It’s new iPhone day! I think the biggest amount is colour in the Pro line up. That orange is everything I wanted in a phone. What do you think? #iphone
September 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s new iPhone day! I think the biggest amount is colour in the Pro line up. That orange is everything I wanted in a phone. What do you think? #iphone
The Sculptor Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 11.4 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor.
It is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of about 8.0.
Captured on Vespera II over 14 hours. #astronomy
It is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of about 8.0.
Captured on Vespera II over 14 hours. #astronomy
September 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Sculptor Galaxy, is an intermediate spiral galaxy located approximately 11.4 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor.
It is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of about 8.0.
Captured on Vespera II over 14 hours. #astronomy
It is one of the brightest galaxies in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of about 8.0.
Captured on Vespera II over 14 hours. #astronomy
