@johnkalish1.bsky.social
Mostly astrophotography, orchids and nature photography, but sometimes more. All photos my own and no AI. 🇦🇺🦘
My first view of 3i/ATLAS - the 3rd interstellar object ever seen in our solar system! It’s ~0400h and I’m imaging through a gap in our magnolia tree, but at I’ve seen it! Imaged with a Takahashi TOA 130NFB at 992mm FL, f7.7 #comet #comets #3i/atlas #interstellar #astrophotography #space #astronomy
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My first view of 3i/ATLAS - the 3rd interstellar object ever seen in our solar system! It’s ~0400h and I’m imaging through a gap in our magnolia tree, but at I’ve seen it! Imaged with a Takahashi TOA 130NFB at 992mm FL, f7.7 #comet #comets #3i/atlas #interstellar #astrophotography #space #astronomy
Blue-banded bee - Amegilla asserta - If you’ve ever wondered how long the proboscis is on a blue-banded bee…. Taken with a Sony a7riii and a Sony 100 -400mm zoom at 400mm.
#bees #insects #naturephotography #Canberra #Australianinsects #Australianfauna
#bees #insects #naturephotography #Canberra #Australianinsects #Australianfauna
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Blue-banded bee - Amegilla asserta - If you’ve ever wondered how long the proboscis is on a blue-banded bee…. Taken with a Sony a7riii and a Sony 100 -400mm zoom at 400mm.
#bees #insects #naturephotography #Canberra #Australianinsects #Australianfauna
#bees #insects #naturephotography #Canberra #Australianinsects #Australianfauna
Dendrobium lichenastrum - Common button orchid blooming in the greenhouse. #orchids @orchidfever.bsky.social #Australianorchids #flowers
December 4, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Dendrobium lichenastrum - Common button orchid blooming in the greenhouse. #orchids @orchidfever.bsky.social #Australianorchids #flowers
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Another view of a male Superb Fairywren - Malurus cyaneus #birds #birdphotography #Australianbirds #naturephotography #Canberra
December 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Another view of a male Superb Fairywren - Malurus cyaneus #birds #birdphotography #Australianbirds #naturephotography #Canberra
Superb fairywren - Malurus cyaneus
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Superb fairywren - Malurus cyaneus
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