Rosette with Genesis f=540 mm @ f/5,4, H-alpha 3 nm 30 min.

M65, M66 & NGC3628 Canon 40D, 4 x 10 min. 25 cm Schmidt-Newton.

California nebula with a 180 mm and ST-8E, 4 x 5 min, Ha 3nm, 2x2.

IC 1396 with Nikkor 300 f/2,8@4, 5 x 6 min, 3 nm H-alpha filter.

also above Johannesburg, moon, Venus, Mars (right and above Venus), Saturn (below Venus at three times the distance of Mars) and beneath: Mercury, 14 August 2010

milky way above Johannesburg, August 2010 10 x 30 sec with standard 550D and 17-70 mm lens @ 17 mm; the milky way could be seen by the naked eye, but only just a photo stand was not available, so i just laid my camera down on its back

Jupiter and moon on 25 March 2012

after departing from the spectacular Abu Simble we could see a wonderful sunrise in the Egyptian desert; later on we could see the fata morgana!

Clouds are disturbing, yet sometimes beautiful .... 16 June 2010 Canon EOS 550D with 17-70 Sigma lens @ 70 mm

another sunset; Canon 550D w Contax 80-200 mm F/4 lens @ 80 mm F/4