Hi, I am an astrophotographer from Warwick 80 Km south of Toowoomba. I have an observatory in my backyard where I image with a SkyWatcher Esprit APO 150 on an EQ8 mount in LRGB and Narrow Band. I also have a dark sky site about 40 minutes away near Killarney where I have recently set up another dome where I image on new moon weekends with a Sky Watcher esprit APO 80 and Meade 8 inch LX200 ACF on an EQ6. Below is an image I did last weekend with the 80mm . I am a member of the Southern Astronomical Society. I see your group is for Toowoomba and surrounds. Does this extend to Warwick? I am always looking to make astronomy contacts,( not that I am particularly gregarious😁). Is it ok if I join your group please? The current virus situation not withstanding, do you normally have meetings, field nights etc? I don't go to SAS meetings as the Gold Coast is too far away, but Toowoomba is certainly do able.

After stargazing at the USQ last night I grabbed a few images. Here's one of the Carina Nebula NGC3372.

Celestron CPC DeluxeHD Edge 8" 2032mm f/10 with a f6.3 focal reducer, Canon EOS90D ISO25600 10sec - original image 4640x6960pixels.
Rodger Macqueen.

Bunya Mountains Dark Sky Park Association Inc is having its historic foundation meeting on Sunday, 29th March at 12 noon at Fisher's Lookout. Annual membership will be $30 with 10% off Dark Sky Park events and merchandise as well as the many other conservation benefits Bunya Mountains Dark Sky Park brings. Please come along! We have 4 Dark Sky Park events planned over the next 12 months and we have barely begun! Bunya Mountains dark skies are unique in the world and an asset to our region. For tens of thousands of years, people have been enjoying the dark skies over Bunya Mountains (Bonye Buri) and our legacy - and your legacy - is to conserve those night skies so future generations can enjoy the stars and the fauna and flora who rely on dark skies for habitat. China has lost its dark skies due to light pollution which is set to double globally between now and 2050. When we lose our stars, we lose our connection to the universe and to ourselves. Our artists and songwriters lose their muse; our storytellers lose their songlines. Please help us keep the stars in our night skies. Astronomers and astrophysicists need dark skies to explore our universe; we need the dark skies to explore our inner selves.