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06 May 2015 – Milky Way against a bright moon at Mount Bromo during the peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower
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  • May
  • 2015

06 May 2015 – Milky Way against a bright moon at Mount Bromo during the peak of Eta Aquarid meteor shower

  Just led my first full moon astrophotography expedition to Mount Bromo, one of the active volcanoes in East Java, Indonesia. It would have been easier to unveil the Milky Way against the bright moon on our first night there but the sky was cloudy and we could only do this on our last night, which was more challenging as the bright moon was located nearer to the Milky Way's Galactic Center. The Moon and Saturn made a close approach on 6 May, passing just within 2° of each other, at around 35° above horizon at 5.30am (GMT +7) on a cold night where Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked. The large and bright waning gibbous moon managed to obscure both the Eta Aquarid meteor shower and the spectacular Milky Way with its illumination at 97%. Although I was able to see a few faint Eta Aquarid meteors on that night, I was unable to see the Milky Way with my naked eye because the bright Moon was located at approximately 20° from the Milky Way's Galactic Center! Nonetheless, using ...
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[Photos] – August 2014 Twilight Wonders of Mount Bromo Astrophotography Tour
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  • September
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[Photos] – August 2014 Twilight Wonders of Mount Bromo Astrophotography Tour

Just returned from my last 3D2N trip to Mount Bromo for 2014 and like one of my trips on September last year, our first night was extremely cold and foggy but all of the participants managed to capture the Milky Way galaxy upon our arrival before it set below the horizon. The sky condition on our last night was pristine and I've captured more deep sky objects during this trip than any of my previous trips there, for a change. The deep sky objects were imaged using a Canon 5D MKII and a 135mm F2 lens. If you're keen to join me in May 2015, click here for more information. A campfire built by the jockey to keep his kids warm in extreme cold at Mount Bromo. Omega nebula (left) and Eagle nebula (right) captured at Mount Bromo    Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is one of the nearest galaxies, and a satellite of the Milky Way. It's the third closest galaxy to the Milky Way.  A meteor streaked across the Orion constellation, above Horsehead nebula, at Mount Br...
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  • April
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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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  • April
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My debut astrophotography article in Space.com

  My debut astrophotography article (Mount Bromo) in Space.com after being contracted as one of their writers/content contributors in February 2014. Full article here and photos here. More photos of Mount Bromo here. Related articles across the web [Event Photos] Introduction to Astrophotography in Kuala Lumpur Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) 30 March 2014 - Rise of the Milky Way in East Coast Park (ECP) Stunning Time-lapse of the Year 2013 Rare Zodiacal Light and Milky Way featured in Space.com! Solar Eclipse and M-class solar flare from Space on 30 January 2014 Coma Cluster of Galaxies
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Horseman reaching out for the Milky Way
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  • April
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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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Trails of Mount Bromo
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  • February
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Trails of Mount Bromo

Mount Bromo is part of the Bromo-Tennger-Semeru National Park located in East Java, Indonesia.  The National Park, occupying 800 square kilometers, is home to Mount Bromo, a well-known active volcano (which regularly spews white sulphurous smoke) that lies in the middle of the Sea of Sand within the massive Tengger Caldera.  Sharing the spotlight with Mount Bromo (center of image) is Mount Semeru (left of image) which is Indonesia’s most active volcano as it spews out steam and smoke every 20 minutes and Mount Batok (right of image) which stands at around 2470m above sea level.  The composite image above shows the spiral star trails taken in Singapore and the milkyway appearing as the moon set in between Mount Bromo (left) and Mount Batok (right). You may witness the beautiful milkyway galaxy unveiling itself as the moon set in my timelapse movie below. My next Mount Bromo Astrophotography Tour cum Workshop will be held in August 2014 and if you are keen to join me, please ...
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