Dome

Spent today down at the beach..... I mean I was working but it was near the beach....

A Weekend at Lake Tyrrell | Inside the “Sanctuary” Documentary YouTube video by The AstroPunk

Spent the weekend at Lake Tyrrell working with a French documentary filmmaker and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks on Sanctuary, an international film about protecting our last dark skies. A powerful reminder of what we stand to lose if we don’t act.

youtu.be/lGKbM69a5V4

Neaf expo

Neaf expo

They'll let anyone into NEAF!! It's me... I'm the anyone 🤣🤣.

A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It YouTube video by The AstroPunk

A storm ripped the roof off Anne-Maree’s observatory… and her house

we rebuilt the observatory first

priorities

now she’s back under the stars

house roof still pending

we all make sacrifices

youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

Easter = cameras + chaos at Lake Tyrrell.

Filming Sanctuary (international doco, part 1 = protecting dark skies).

Saturday: mint.
Sunday: clouds, chaos, still got it done.

Shared the screen with Dr Kirstin Banks.

Also… a NOFX shirt made the final cut. No one stopped it.

More details soon.

Passport ready, travel docs ready, work plans ready... Next Thursday I leave for New York to go to NEAF!! CANNOT WAIT!

Retro speaker

ERMAAAAAAHHHGAWD!!! Hard Rubbish pick up!!! For the new place!!! I'm McLoving it!!

Built 4 Observatories at Australia’s Astronomy Capital YouTube video by The AstroPunk

4 days
4 roll-off roof observatories
built at the base of Siding Spring Observatory
John and I went out for a “normal job”…
built four observatories back-to-back instead
somehow got it all done

youtu.be/VVJHc3Vbimo

Dome At Sunset

Part Built Dome

John & I Building A Dome

Base Ring Being a installed

we drove a dome up a mountain and built an observatory at 1,050m
3 days, drive up, install, drive back
now the highest private observatory in Australia
look up, question everything
#AstroPuNk #Astronomy

1 Night at a Star Party… BEST NIGHT EVER YouTube video by The AstroPunk

one night at the Messier Star Party

interviews, solar, deep sky, bingo chaos, and way too much fun

hung out with legends, ran giveaways, imaged under stupidly good skies

zero regrets

#astronomy #starparty #astrophotography #nightsky #astropunk

youtu.be/ujk5I5XRH-0

We BUILT a LUNAR LANDER!!!!!… but it’s actually an OBSERVATORY!!!! YouTube video by The AstroPunk

WE BUILT A LUNAR LANDER

it’s not… it’s an observatory in Glen William, NSW

looks like Apollo hardware, actually tracks asteroid occultations

just normal space stuff in a paddock

#AstroPuNk #AstroworX #Astronomy

youtu.be/J8IESV_59Eg

Apologies all. Had to fix some things in the video i posted so will upload it fresh shortly

I BUILD OBSERVATORIES FOR A LIVING

Built a dome, aligned the universe

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteAstrophotography #Space #Telescope #DarkSkies #Science #TechExperiment #Observatory #SpaceTech #astropunk

youtu.be/SQNVW9-G_58

I BUILD OBSERVATORIES FOR A LIVING

Built a dome, aligned the universe

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteAstrophotography #Space #Telescope #DarkSkies #Science #TechExperiment #Observatory #SpaceTech #astropunk

youtu.be/SQNVW9-G_58

The Worlds LARGEST!!! Solar System Drive!! YouTube video by The AstroPunk

Drove the world’s largest Solar System, Sun in Coonabarabran all the way to Pluto.

Jupiter is huge.
Uranus is a gas giant.
Passed cows too… pretty sure those were cowstaroids.

#Astronomy #AstroPuNk

youtu.be/3ZpuwQk41-4

251225_Starview_Farm_EQ6_Tak8_294McPro_180s_66I_20D_20F_Thors_Helmet_PI_Grax_PS Thors Helmet December 25th Starview Farm (Bortle 1 Skies) Skywatcher EQ6 Takahashi Epsilon 8" F2.8 Zwo 294 Mc Pro 66 x 180 seconds 20 Darks 20 Flats Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight,...

Thors Helmet

December 25th
Starview Farm (Bortle 1 Skies)

Skywatcher EQ6
Takahashi Epsilon 8" F2.8
Zwo 294 Mc Pro

66 x 180 seconds
20 Darks
20 Flats

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop

Flickr: flic.kr/p/2rZbb5a

NOW IT RUNS REMOTE YouTube video by The AstroPunk

Built. Powered. Online.

Inside? Empty.

We installed two fully remote telescope systems from scratch.

Now the only thing touching them is photons.

From empty observatories to fully remote telescopes.

youtu.be/jRjrl8E5E6w

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteObservatory #DeepSky #SpaceTech

Monday is the beginning of 2 months of extreme travel

260219_20_Coburg_EQ5_MeadeLX85R6_183Mono_180s_190I_Gaming_Cooler_PI_Grax_PS Carinae Nebula February 19/20th Coburg (Bortle 8 skies) Skywatcher EQ5 Meade Lx85 R6 Zwo 183 Mono 190 x 180 seconds No Darks No Flats Manual Focus Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight, ...

Carinae Nebula

February 19/20th
Coburg (Bortle 8 skies)

Skywatcher EQ5
Meade Lx85 R6
Zwo 183 Mono

190 x 180 seconds

No Darks
No Flats
Manual Focus

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop

Flickr: flic.kr/p/2rXFo7i

I Destroyed The Highest Observatory In Australia YouTube video by The AstroPunk

I Destroyed The Highest Observatory In Australia

1450m above sea level, Eagleview Observatory, home of Strongman Mike Sidonio’s legendary 3m ScopeDome.

We pulled it apart, bolt by bolt, to give it new life at Nebula Nest.
Not destruction. Transformation. Bigger skies ahead.

youtu.be/uQrqfxi1_Yg

Can I Run My Astrophotography Setup From 300km Away? YouTube video by The AstroPunk

Moved my telescope to a new roll-off roof observatory at Starview Farm, Central Victoria, tested the setup under dark skies… then ran the whole thing remotely from my desk in Melbourne, over 300km away.

youtu.be/qZicb242d4s

Orion Nebula

6th February (Fowkes Family Farm) - Kinglake

Seestar S50

30 x 60 seconds

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight & Photoshop

Flickr: flic.kr/p/2rVYgMG

260206_Fowkes_Family_Farm_Seestar_570I_30S_PI_PS Carinae Nebula 6th February (Fowkes Family Farm) - Kinglake Seestar S50 570 x 30 seconds Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight & Photoshop

Carinae Nebula

6th February (Fowkes Family Farm) - Kinglake

Seestar S50

570 x 30 seconds

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight & Photoshop

Flickr: flic.kr/p/2rVSnNj

260125_Eagleview_Tinderry_Mountains_Seestar_103I_60s_PI_Grax_PS Gabriela Mistral Nebula 25th January 2026 Tinderry Mountains (Eagleview) Seestar S50 103 x 60 seconds Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop

Gabriela Mistral Nebula

25th January 2026
Tinderry Mountains (Eagleview)

Seestar S50

103 x 60 seconds

Stacked in Pixinsight, Processed in Pixinsight, Graxpert & Photoshop

flic.kr/p/2rTC7pp

2026, I Might Regret This YouTube video by The AstroPunk

2026 is about doubling down.
More bad astronomy gear reviews, more real mobile phone astrophotography, deeper workflows, no hype.

Got ideas for gear or setups you want tested? Drop them in the comments and help shape the channel.

youtu.be/A5Le83haCCY

AstroPuNk

They Want to Monetise the Night Sky, And That Should Terrify You YouTube video by The AstroPunk

You're About To Lose The Night Sky

For as long as Earth’s spun, the night has been dark. Ours. Now a company wants to bounce sunlight off satellites and sell the sky like ad space.
That’s not progress, it’s vandalism.
The night sky belongs to everyone. Stay loud.

youtu.be/haFKop1lzwc?...

I like this idea

That's a very good question, I've made a video on the initial idea and how we need to stand against it but perhaps I should dig into the details and see how they plan to pull this off. Could be interesting

Sunlight on demand As long as Earth has spun on its axis in orbit around the sun, the planet has known night. Each day, half the world slips into shadow, creating the natural…

For as long as Earth’s spun, the night has been dark. Ours.
Now a company wants to bounce sunlight off satellites and sell the sky like ad space.
That’s not progress, it’s vandalism.
The night sky belongs to everyone. Stay loud.

bit.ly/4jqMN0J

2025, A Year of Astronomy, Builds, and Bad Decisions YouTube video by The AstroPunk

2025 was big builds, long drives, questionable decisions, & a lot of nights under the stars. This is a look back at the wins, struggles, & lessons that shaped 2025. Got a favourite moment or an idea for what comes next, let me know. And remember, look up, question everything.

youtu.be/LoTxQbLSzU0