All-Sky Camera
A Starlight Xpress Oculus All-Sky Camera 150º is set up at the observatory. The camera continuously captures images during the night, with each exposure being up to 59 seconds. The latest image is uploaded to this page and, at the end of the night, the images are assembled into a timelapse video allowing the whole night to be reviewed.
This is the latest image (night-time only).
Last Night's Video
This is a timelapse of the sky as it was last night.
Gallery
A Clear Sky
Midnight 01 October 2011, showing prominently the Milky Way and Jupiter. North is up, east left and west right. 2-minute exposure.
International Space Station
28 September 2011, 2-minute exposure.
Flashing Lights from an Aircraft
28 November 2011, 45-second exposure.
Iridium 56 flare
15 October 2011. These used to be caused by reflective surfaces on satellites in the Iridium network.
Fireball (a very bright meteor)
The fireball was observed by Daniel Carvill on 13 November 2011, who described it as large, green, very bright, and visible for about 5 seconds.
A Barn Owl on the Camera
A regular visitor, using the camera as a convenient perch. The image shows it as a ghostly outline, as it was present for only part of the 2-minute exposure.
A Barn Owl on the Camera
Shows the Barn Owl in detail in a 17-second exposure on a cloudy night.
Aurora
An aurora was captured on our all-sky camera on the .