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