From latitude 41° south in New Zealand I can photograph spectacular southern objects — the Magellanic Clouds, Eta Carina nebula, Omega Centauri and more.

Many people know the brighter zodiac constellations, but there are so many more. Some appear upside-down as seen from the southern hemisphere.

On southern hemisphere winter nights the Milky Way stretches horizon to horizon, with the dense starfields of Scorpius and Sagittarius passing directly overhead.

The Moon is seen by everyone and can be a beautiful sight as it rises or sets. Its changing phases mark the passage of time, and it glows orange during an eclipse.

Comets and asteroids are usually very faint, but occasionally one becomes bright enough to see with the naked eye. Here are some I've managed to photograph.

The southern lights — from my location at 41° south I can observe and photograph auroral activity, a breathtaking natural phenomenon.

Rainbows, sun dogs, lunar rainbows, dramatic sunsets and clouds — here are some of the more interesting atmospheric phenomena I've captured.

A full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge built in New Zealand, honouring the ancient tradition of using stone circles to mark the sky.

A great starting point for beginner astrophotographers — simple to capture, beautiful results that show the Earth really is spinning.

I built my own small roll-off-roof observatory to house my telescope and camera. This is a record of the construction, which may help if you are building one yourself.