ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY FROM PORT ELIZABETH SOUTH AFRICA

 

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Linkside Astronomical Observatory Port Elizabeth South Africa  

Long.  25º 34' 96" E

  ABOUT ME:

The passion for astronomy is shared by my wife, who started it all many years ago. My astrophotography is very much at amateur level, but I get great satisfaction out of squeezing the maximum out of the equipment at my disposal and designing and making my own brackets, piers etc.

I am a member of the Astronomical Society of South Africa and also serve on the committee of the Port Elizabeth People's Observatory where we have a very old 8" Cooke refractor. This facility is open to the public on a regular basis.

Astrophotography publications

[1] Images in: "Stars of the Southern Skies - an Astronomy Fieldguide" edited by Mary FitzGerald - former dirctor of Johannesburg Planetarium.

 ISBN 1-86814-351-1

[2] Few short notes and images of Transit of Mercury and Transit of Venus recently in the ASSA magazine.

[3] Astronomy Picture of the Day: 14 May 2004  -  The grazing occultation of Zubenelgenubi during the lunar eclipse of 4 May 2004.

[4] Images published on Astronomy Magazine's. website and various other websites.

[5] Image published in  "ASTRONOMY   365 DAYS"   - The best of Astronomy Picture of the Day website  by  J T Bonnell  and  R J Nemiroff  -  Published by Abrams New York.  ISBN  0-8109-5715-9

Observing sites

Home

Light-polluted Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Remote sites

 Noorspoort Guest Farm in the Karoo - very dark skies.

Holiday home on the coast - very dark skies.

All images on this Website were taken by the author unless otherwise specified.