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Tristian McDonald Photography

@astrophotographer.bsky.social
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2023 Landscape Astrophotographer OTY - 2024 Aurora Australis Photographer OTY - APOD www.instagram.com/tristianmcdonaldp… www.facebook.com/tristian.mcdonald.5 www.cre8tivestr3k.com

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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
1-6-25 / 19:13 - 22-37 / NZ Driving on the way to my chosen spot I could see the sky lighting up through the windscreen of the car so I had to pull and make the most of where I was! This happened to be in the middle of Dunstan Gorge. After there I tried a few other spots near by spots!
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Pulling together some unstitched versions of Astro Panoramas and trying some different editing techniques - Butcher's Dam - 27-3-25
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Beautifully crisp, dark skies over Queenstown early hours Sunday morning.
Beautifully crisp, dark skies over Queenstown early hours Sunday morning.
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
‘The Absurd & Peculiar Raspberry Ripple Planet’ Our existence perplexes me at the best of times… so when things get weird what’s the best thing to do? I reckon… take a 72 image Multi-row Panorama of a G4-5 Geomagnetic Storm under the cover of Cirrocumulus Clouds…
The resulting 72 frames of me feverishly working my setup has led to me this… have things become any clearer... have they !#%& 🤣😭😂

Nikon D750 (Astro) - Tamron 35mm f/1.4
ISO1250 - f/3.2 - 4sec - 72 Image Multi Row Pano
flip it, twist it, tweak it, project it… then present it in whatever manner you bloody well feel like!The Absurd & Peculiar Raspberry Ripple Planet
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Timelapse from the 11-10-24 @ Poolburn Dam - NZ. This was photographed with a D750 and a Tamron 24-70mm @ 24mm and a 16mm Fisheye.
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Looking back / 30-7-24 / 23:20 / Southland Coastline - NZ
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
2-1-25 / 02:48 - 02:55 / Tarras What a bangin start to the year! After driving around for a bit looking for a location to stop, we settled on a relatively sheltered area next to the road. The plan was to track but that lasted about as long as it took to set up the trackers!
Blue Auroras are a bit rarer than their counterparts! The Red and Green Aurora occur at lower altitudes, usually below 100 kilometres whilst Blue Aurora is produced when electrons collide with nitrogen molecules at around 500 kilometers in the upper atmosphere, causing them to emit blue light.

The Ladies New Season Colours are looking good to me 🔥 loving the 🌎 what do you think? Did many people capture much of the blue?

Nikon D750 (Astro) - Tamron 35mm f/1.4
ISO1000 - f/2 - 4sec - 31 Image Multi Row Pano
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
The Blue Lake - St Bathans - NZ
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The majestic Milky Way Arch - Lake Dunstan, South Island, NZ #newzealand #astrophotography #milkyway #nightsky #Universe
Multirow Panorama of the Milkyway Arch photographed at Lake Dunstan looking towards the Pisa Range.
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Milky-way Arch, Zodiacal Light, Magellanic Clouds, Auroral Glow @ Conroys Dam, NZ
Large Multirow panorama of the Milkyway Arch, Zodiacal Light, Magellanic Clouds, Auroral Glow @ Conroys Dam, NZ
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
A Multirow pano from the 8-10-24 photographed in the Lindis Valley - NZ #universe #aurora #newzealand #nightscaper #astrophotography #landscapeastrophotography
Multirow panorama of about 70 images photographed with a Nikon D750 and a Tamron 35mm f/1.4 during a display of the Aurora Australis on the 8-10-24. Joined by the Milkyway Arch and its core, the small and large Magellanic Clouds, a 25% moon and a vibrant SAR Arc.
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Progression of an eventful G4-G5 Geomagnetic Storm under increasing cloud cover @ Poolburn - NZ - 11-10-24
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Southland - New Zealand - 30-7-24 Aurora Australis - Large Magellanic Cloud - Carina Nebula - Coalsack Nebula This is a stack of 22 images which were extracted from a Timelapse sequence shot on a D750 with a Tamron 24-70mm @ 24mm. #nzastrophotography #nightskynz #nightscaper #Aurora
This is a stack of 22 images which were extracted from a Timelapse sequence shot on a D750 with a Tamron 24-70mm @ 24mm.
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Nugget Point Lighthouse - A quick Vertorama during Astronomical twilight back on the 24th April 2023
Nugget Point Lighthouse - A Vertorama during Astronomical twilight back on the 24th April 2023 of the Aurora Australis over the Lighthouse
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
The morning after the night before Waking up after a couple of hours kip in the back of the car, spent because of the excitement of the 2 Dec 23 Aurora display, peaking through a slit of an eye kinda hoping sunrise was no good… only to find this and thinking, I have too!
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Aurora Australis under Cirrocumulus clouds. Poolburn Reservoir, South Island NZ. There’s still lots to photograph, even when scuppered by cloud! 😀 Taken during the G4+ G5- geomagnetic storm we were treated to on the 11-10-24
Aurora Australis under Cirrocumulus clouds. Poolburn Reservoir, South Island NZ. There’s still lots to photograph even when scuppered by cloud! 😀
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Tristian McDonald Photography @astrophotographer.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Hey wonderful people! First post here on Bluesky, this panorama is from Butchers Dam, South Island New Zealand #newzealand #astro #landscapeastrophotography #aurora #auroraaustralis #universe
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