Jupiter, January 1st 2026. The Great Red Spot can be seen in the centre. 635,000,000 kilometres away, or 35 light minutes. #astrophotography

Moon, January 1st 2026. 95% illuminated, and two days until full Moon. Crater Tycho is prominent, with its ejecta rays spread out for up to 1,500 kilometres. *They* (the lunar geologists) think Tycho is a youngish crater, having been formed only 100,000,000 years ago. #astrophotography

Orion Nebula with the bright star Hatysa (ι Orionis) on the right edge of the photo. Hatysa and the nebula are roughly 1,300 light years away. December 28th 2025 #astrophotography

The orange giant star Avior (ε Carinae), 150 times wider than our Sun and 610 light years away. December 28th 2025 #astrophotography

Moon, a waxing gibbous. December 28th 2025 #astrophotography

2OO1: A Space Odyssey in 70mm at the Astor Theatre ♥️

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M42, the Orion Nebula, 13 exposures of 5 seconds each. Oh the colours. A stupendous object for human eyes, 1,350 light years away and measuring 26 light years across. December 16th 2025 #astrophotography

Sh-2 279, a nebular region in Orion. The dark nebula in the centre is the Running Man Nebula. December 11th 2025 #astrophotography

Regor, the γ Velorum star system in Vela, 1000 light years away. December 11th 2025 #astrophotography

The new Metro Tunnel. The future is now! #Melbourne

M42, the Great Nebula in Orion. December 11th 2025 #astrophotography

917. The Beatles: Anthology 4. This band. Doubly nostalgic, firstly for the music, secondly for when I bought Anthology 1-3, 30 years ago. Another stupendous listening experience. Highlights are the early sessions, the instrumental strings from ‘Something’ and the remixed new songs. #CDsAtoZ 💿

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Upon listening to Genesis’ Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 50th anniversary extravaganza: Fantastic remaster. The best album performances by the classic fivesome. Peter’s vocals, Steve’s guitar, Phil’s drums particularly special. Sounds so good loud! Music music #CDsAtoZ 💿

My Shostakovich fandom is validated by Spotify. But as for my CDs: out of my cold dead hands #CDsAtoZ 💿

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New State Library Station is open for perving. Trains begin running this Sunday. #Melbourne #MetroTunnel

Binary star systems: Acamar (θ Eridani) and Wurren (ζ Phoenicis). 160 and 300 light years away respectively. November 20th 2025 #astrophotography

Pleiades (M45) through the trees. November 20th 2025 #astrophotography

Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud, 160,000 light years away. #astrophotography

Our wonderful Dad passed away on Friday. A remarkable man who gave us so much. It was my privilege to be with him in his final moments. Patrick James Marley 1941 — 2025. Requiescat in pace. ♥️ ✝️

New bookshelf speakers: so very edifying! 💿 🔊

2OO1: A Space Odyssey. Keep Douglas Rain (HAL-9000)

916. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: The Lord of the Rings — The Return of the King. Music composed by Howard Shore. There are so many beautiful moments in this music, from the lighting of the beacons of Gondor to the grey havens theme to the finale sung by Annie Lennox. #CDsAtoZ 💿

Saturn, October 28th 2025. A beautiful sight with its rings almost edge-on. 1,300,000,000 kilometres away, or 70 light minutes. #astrophotography

915. Gustav Holst: The Planets. London Symphony Orchestra and Ambrosian Singers conducted by André Previn. That’s not a planet on the album cover, but Previn’s recording is as bright and sumptuous as always, even though it’s over 50 years old. ‘Mercury’ and ‘Neptune’ are my favourites. #CDsAtoZ 💿

Crescent Moon waxing over three nights, October 27 - 29 2025 #astrophotography

Waxing crescent Moon, October 29th 2025 #astrophotography Melbourne 🇦🇺

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Moon, October 27th 2025. The prominent crater with the mountain in its centre is Theophilus, 4,200 metres deep. #astrophotography

914. Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. 50th anniversary super-deluxe box set, 4 CDs and 1 BluRay Dolby Atmos mix. 70 page booklet etc etc. Magnificent!! Features the album plus the whole thing live. Sounds amazing. #CDsAtoZ 💿

The White House just joined BlueSky. Instant block. Solidarity to our pro-democracy American friends: You did great with #NoKings 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

913. Leonard Bernstein: Candide. London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Delightful operetta, here in its final revised version, recorded shortly before Bernstein’s death. The story, based on Voltaire, is hilarious. Wonderful recording. #CDsAtoZ 💿

912. Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor. National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich. This is the seventh version of the 5th Symphony that I have on CD, because there is no rule or legislation that says I shouldn’t. #CDsAtoZ 💿

911. Benjamin Britten: Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia from Peter Grimes. London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn. Glorious music and here produced with Previn’s ability to make every performance luminous. #CDsAtoZ 💿

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910. Vissarion Shebalin: Orchestral Music Volume Two. Siberian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dmitry Vasiliev. First recordings of orchestral and ballet suites by Shebalin, the great Siberian composer and best mate to Shostakovich. Lush and beautiful and evocative. #CDsAtoZ 💿

Arrived in the mail today!! Ordered it in February. So worth the wait — an amazing package. #Genesis #CDsAtoZ 💿

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909. Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl. It’s a banger of an album, with some great instrumentation. Brighter in mood than her two previous albums and quite funky. Damn this woman is consistently brilliant and filled with ideas. #CDsAtoZ 💿

908. Leonard Cohen: Thanks for the Dance. Released posthumously and mostly containing words by Leonard and music by his son Adam. Just amazing and it really tests out my subwoofers. #CDsAtoZ 💿

Sometimes, Apple CarPlay gets it *wrong* #Genesis #XTC

907. Lana Del Rey: Born to Die. Dreamy and cinematic music is what Lana Del Rey is all about. ‘Video Games’ is something else altogether. #CDsAtoZ 💿

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The Eagle Nebula (M16) in Serpens, 5,700 light years away. September 14th 2025 #astrophotography