NGC3372, Eta Carinae Nebula. Captured the data in April under challenging conditions. Nearly 7 months since my last astro capture and post here. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

“So, the science is clear – no more fossil fuels is the first step to a phase out and that we need to act with extreme urgency because science has not been at the centre of our political debate." – Louise Morris Read more: https://theaus.in/49egy0w

Help us help you - get more EV chargers in the regions so we can more easily visit.

Near Girraween NP, this camel did not want to move at all, even as I came closer. So I had to edge pass. Immovable object. 🙂

We left some boxes out on the patio table. Obviously they were going to be commandeered by our cats. #cats #catsinboxes

Trying out hard mode for a while...

Great way to see the real scale of the universe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiKQ...

We relocated to Western Australia for a school term in Jan and thought we’d make ourselves useful by covering some local shitfuckery with help from local talent, so we’re stoked to have folksinger, writer, educator and all-round WA legend Lucy Peach guest-hosting our latest episode! ✨

The Australia Institute has proposed a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports to ensure the companies exporting fossil fuels from Australia pay for some of the damage they are causing, rather than leaving Australians to foot the bill. Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/3N6vLt1

Panic buyers are making shortages here in Australia.

One of the best bits about making my own bread: the smell of it baking.

share.google/qYNILiFKkewc... focuses on fuel costs changes, but doesn't factor maintenance costs in, which favor EVs. Need a new car? Buy an EV.

Sums things up nicely: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

Poor Moth and Titania have a parasite that's caused some diarrhoea issues. They've got some food to help, and have had 3 doses of a liquid medicine via a syringe. Very unimpressed with the medicine, both foaming at the taste. However, they are improving now and should be back to a normal diet soon.

Moth really wanted the rubs. #cats

Out in the garage, in the truck. Titania caught mid yawn. #cats

Sunlit Moth. Moments before getting a tummy rub. He's the most chill cat and it's mostly not a trap. #cats

Got a bread machine recently and have started making some stuff, including this. Made some naan as well. Eventually I will progress to sourdough.

This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.

Things got a bit muddy today.

Our indoor cats were not impressed with the visitor outside. This was the most noisy yet somewhat chill stand off. #cats

Ti's very interested in the gecko on the window. To her dismay it's on the wrong side. #caturday #cats

A young Moth decides his cat bed was not in the right place and had to be moved. The obstacles were not enough for his determination! #cats #Caturday

Moth and Ti using the wheel. #cats #catwheel

Cat nap! #cats

Just took this pic. Heard some strange noises outside, so I thought I would investigate. I sometimes walk in the backyard at night without a light, eg to get to the dome. Probably shouldn't do that. #python #snake

Here's some birthday cats. 8 years old today. Special treat for each of them. #cats #birthday

Titania just after being woken up. #cats

This week's tragedy: dishwasher died. Although it didn't have the decency to emphatically die, but to limp on a bit giving false hope that I might have been able to fix it. And thereby waste hours trying to do so. In positive news, the new dishwasher arrives Monday and the old one will be recycled.

We had a storm this afternoon and when I went outside after I saw this little guy on the door. Nothing to give scale in the pic but I think he was maybe 5 cm long, maybe less? #frogs

The crew followed me to the patio after their 6 hour power naps... #cats

Had to mediate here as the top part of the cat pram is prime position and Moth was already there. So Ti chose to stand on top of it in protest. Of course Moth tried to bite her. After things settled a bit, I managed to get this shot. #cats

Not a glamorous shot, but poor Ti has done something to her tail. Vet at first thought it was an abscess, but no bite marks. It's likely to be bruising, as she has a great habit of rearranging boxes, etc - we think one fell on her tail. Got some medicine to help and it's starting to look better.

Blurry, but I got Moth mid action. #cats #catsofbluesky

A sleeping Titania in the cat bed next to my chair. #cats #catsofbluesky

Someone got a bit self conscious when the camera came out. I was trying to get a photo or video of him cleaning his face. Moth wins this round. #cats #catsofbluesky

NGC6888, Crescent Nebula. This is just one night's data. I intend adding a lot more over time. It's only RGB for now, but I intend doing a mix with Ha and OIII to bring out the nebula more. Will need to add to it next year. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography

Titania close up. Could not get the camera further away as she was sitting on my chest. #cats

Today's entertainment was a snake in the house. I got alerted to it with Ti (one of our cats) scrabbling around trying to get to it within the bookcases. I only saw the tail of it before it went for cover. Much action followed as we wondered what the snake was and if it was dangerous. 1/...

Moth and Ti taking a brief timeout during cat parkour time, i.e. when I'm trying to have a nap. #cats #caturday

If you're an Australian citizen, I'd encourage you to sign this petition: www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... It's for the "National Legislation for Light Pollution Regulation and Dark Sky Preservation". One reason to do this is to help astronomers and astrophotographers. #astronomy #astrophotography

Who's that in the red glow? #cats

Earthquake here about an hour ago. Minor shaking. The way some of the trees moved was interesting like a repeated shudder. Got the alert moments before I felt/saw things. In the time in took for me to register what was happening, it was over. A 5.2 magnitude centered between Goomeri and Kilkivan.

Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038. This is a reprocess of data I got in 2024. It's one of the images that will be going into my club's 2026 Calendar. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

Another day in Australia: Shower, get out, towel down, look in the mirror and see a huntsman on your body, give a startled cry and "fucking spiders", brush it off and continue...

Older data from 2021, the M8 nebula image has been processed using the HOS palette (Red=Ha, Green=OIII and Blue=SII). I had to remove the stars as they looked quite horrendous in the image, and unfortunately I do not have appropriate RGB data to replace them, so it's starless only. #astrophotography

NGC 6188, Rim Nebula aka Fighting Dragons of Ara, in SHO (Hubble) palette, with RGB stars. Resized to 10% of the original. About 20 hours of data, taken from the dome in my backyard. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social