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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Last night’s moonrise from The Balconies - Royal National Park - south of Sydney 🇦🇺 #moon #moonrise #ocean #astronomy #astrophotography #night

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

NGC 1097 - a barred spiral galaxy about 45 million light years away. 2h5min of data captured with a Takahashi TOA 130NFB refractor and a ZWO ASI533MC camera from our suburban #Canberra backyard observatory. Processed in #Siril #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy #telescope #space

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Interstellar Comet #3i/ATLAS, at most a few km across in size, and 250,000,000 km away, on a one way journey through our solar system. This image was produced from 11 exposures of 60s captured in our suburban backyard observatory. #comet #astrophotography #space #solarsystem #night #astronomy

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Another idea is to use this cheap solar to run uranium enrichment facilities which have high electricity requirements. Cheap electricity combined with high efficiency enrichment technology like Silex, rather than centrifuges, and Australia’s large U reserves equals low cost enrichment services.

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

The only ironing I ever do now is when I’m prepping to do flats. You seem to have forgone that step 😆

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Thanks for circulating this. Signed someone living in Bortle 6 and soon to be Bortle 7 😕

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Red wattlebird on a Wee Jasper grevillea in our #Canberra front yard this morning. #birds #Australianbirds

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

A very happy rock orchid - Dendrobium speciosum - blooming in the greenhouse. #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium @orchidfever.bsky.social

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The Rock Orchid - this one is Dendrobium speciosum grandiflorum “Golden Cascades” - is putting out some big flower spikes this year! #orchids #orchid #flowers #Dendrobium

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The Fighting Dragons of Ara - NGC 6188 from our suburban #Canberra backyard observatory.

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Great clip! Thanks for posting. What’s the estimated magnitude? I’d like to try and image it in the near future with my puny 130mm 1000mm FL refractor.

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

One 5 minute image of the Trifid Nebula from last night. Many more to come before stacking and processing. #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #deepspace

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What’s the market/state where that happens?

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Red-rumped parrots - Psephotus haematonotus - in the front yard this afternoon. Sony a7riii + Sony GM 100-400mm. #birds #Parrots #naturephotography #birdphotography

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Lake Burley Griffin #Canberra during this afternoon’s dog walk. #sunset

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

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

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Another #Moon shot - 9 day old waxing gibbous 5 June 2025 - but this one is with the TOA 130 (focal length of 980mm) and the astro camera not the Sony and 400mm telephoto. This is a stack of 200 stills processed in @siril.org #astrophotography #astronomy

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johnkalish1.bsky.social @johnkalish1.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Moon from #Canberra tonight 4 June 2025. 100 images stacked in Autostakkert. Sony a7riii and Sony 100-400mm at 400mm. 1/320s f5.6 iso100. #moon #astronomy #astrophotography

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