Journey to South-Western Australia - March 2005

Pingelly Heights Observatory (the building with the sliding roof - to the right), and an entrance (below).

A short introduction before sliding off the roof.

View of Southern Sky (direction: S) as captured by Practica MTL3 & Zenitar 16mm "fish eye" lens. Exposure 3 minutes on SR film ISO 400.

Description of the main objects as shown above:

View on upside-down Orion with waxing Moon. Practica MTL3 & Zenitar 16mm "fish eye" lens. Exposure 1 minute on SR film ISO 400.

Description of the stars as shown above:

Another view on southern skies. Practica MTL3 & Zenitar 16mm "fish eye" lens. Exposure 1 minute on SR film ISO 400.

Description of the celestial objects as shown above:

Typical neighbourhood of Pingelly Heights.

Picknik at a lonely rock near Pingelly Heights (Boygin Rock).

Two metorites displayed at the entrance to the Western Australian Museum in Perth

Neighbourhood of Perth, with Pingely, Brookton and Boyagin Rock