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INTERVIEW: Visual Q&A with The Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) Magazine
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INTERVIEW: Visual Q&A with The Cooperative of Photography (COOPH) Magazine

Recently I was interviewed by COOPH magazine and what's interesting about this Q&A is that I was asked to respond to the questions with only my images. Although I reckon that a photo speaks a thousand words but I thought I should reveal the reasons why I've picked those images to quench the curious minds out there. Here's the original interview. Who are you? ANS: I am an amateur astrophotographer based in Singapore. I became obsessed in astrophotography after May 2013 and started imaging deep sky objects in August 2013 after I've developed a web-based astronomy tool to provide real-time information on various celestial bodies and events. The above Orion Nebula image was one of my first deep sky astrophotography attempts and I've never looked back since. Why photography? ANS: Photography allows me to express myself and let my creative juices flow, and also enables me to see the world just the way I want it. The above image presents the beauty of Hatta Dam during the day ...
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Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Bromo Published in EarthSky

  My image, "Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Mount Bromo" published in EarthSky! Thank you ! [Updated as at 29 April 2014] - It has come to my attention that the caption "Eta Aquarid Meteor 2013" published in EarthSky has appeared misleading to some. Please note that the meteor in the image is a sporadic meteor that was captured just one night before the peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower so it's not a Eta Aquarid Meteor per se. Please check the link above where the image was taken from for more information. I sincerely regret for any inconvenience caused due to the caption error in EarthSky and I have wrote to EarthSky to inform them about this.
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Good Morning Horses!
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Good Morning Horses!

A tale of two horses catching a glimpse of the breathtaking sunrise from two awe-inspiring locations, one from above the fog on the crater of an active volcano, Mount Bromo, while the other is located in our very own galaxy, the Milky Way! Spend a few minutes to try to locate the elusive horse before you check out the annotated image below. Needless to say I have created the composite image using 2 real images in order to tell the story and you can see below the images I've used to create the final image. Unprocessed image of a horseman catching the sunrise on the crater of Mount Bromo Unprocessed image of the Milky Way after moonset in Mount Bromo So did you manage to find the second horse yet? You would if you're an experienced astrophotographer or a stargazer. The second horse is actually the Dark Horse Nebula that's located in the Milky Way galaxy and it's annotated with a big circle below. Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, a dark nebula of gas and dust, is also visible in th...
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Horseman reaching out for the Milky Way
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Horseman reaching out for the Milky Way

A composite image of the Milky Way and the horseman, standing on the crater of Mount Bromo and above the sea of clouds, who was trying to reach out for the Milky Way galaxy. Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, a dark nebula of gas and dust, is also visible along with dark horse nebula and other beautiful nebulae in the above image. The image may appear grainy but it's actually noiseless. Read more here. Related articles across the web Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Mount Bromo 30 March 2014 - Rise of the Milky Way in East Coast Park (ECP) Twilight Wonders of Mount Bromo (Astrophotography Tours) Rare Zodiacal Light and Milky Way featured in Space.com! Milky Way Galaxy and Venus in Singapore Video: Time-lapse capture of Mount Bromo volcano A Stargazing Adventure: Climbing a Volcano for Cosmic Sightseeing (Photos) Jaw-Dropping Stargazing Views from Indonesia's Mount Bromo (Photos)
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Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Mount Bromo
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Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower in Mount Bromo

A bright sporadic meteor streaked across the magnificent night sky in Mount Bromo just one day before the peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower which is caused by Halley's Comet. They are named after their apparent radiant point in the Constellation Aquarius, near one of its brightest stars, Eta Aquarii. Mount Bromo, which was spewing smoke in the above image, is one of the active volcanoes in East Java, Indonesia. The highest active volcano is called Mount Semeru and the extinct volcano, Mount Batok, is located at the right side of Mount Bromo. The above image was taken when I was leading an astrophotography tour to Mount Bromo in May 2013 and I reprocessed this composite image recently to bring out the colors and details of the Milky Way. The image may appear grainy to some of you but it's really the faint stars that we're seeing but most people would easily mistaken the faint stars as digital noise. See below for a 100% crop view of the above image which shows the faint stars. Play...
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