Toby's Sky Tours

05/11/2024

Hey everyone, I'll be at the Dimboola Tower Market this Saturday 9th Nov with my telescope. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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16/10/2024

Pomponderoo Hill last Friday night. The auroral phenomenon STEVE was magnificent! I got to the hill a little too late to catch Steve in full force. This Little Desert nightscape includes the city lights of Horsham.

27/09/2024

An image capture from my telescope Celeste this evening. The Triffid nebula (M20) is quite unique in that it has a dark nebula, emission nebula (pink), and reflection nebula (blue) all in one location!

27/09/2024

Ready to rumble.. when the telescope is aligned!

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11/05/2024

Absolutely amazed at the aurora display tonight! During a peak in activity we get a STARLINK train as well!!

11/05/2024

More aurorae!

11/05/2024

11/05/2024

Happy Mother's Day!

11/05/2024

Aurora overhead right now! Ignore the orange skyglow from Horhsam and Dimboola. The aurora is pink and green.

01/05/2024

Amazed at the capabilities of Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA). During a sky tour in Horsham this evening I pointed the telescope at the galaxy M65 in the constellation Leo. From the light polluted site in Horsham this galaxy was barely visible and my guests couldn't see it through the eyepiece. I switch on the camera and capture a few minutes worth of data and the galaxy pops out on the laptop screen! Even finer details such as dust lanes are visible. This form of astronomy scales well to large groups and makes it possible for folks who can't reach the eyepiece, or can't see well enough to observe faint objects. If you'd like to book a private sky tour then by all means get in touch and together we can make it happen!

30/04/2024

Get Ready for the Sky Tour and Telescope Upgrades!