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Cervantes Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Pinnacles

Cervantes Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Pinnacles

by Astrotourism WA | 1 Dec, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

Under moonlight and starlight, it feels like you’re in an alien world! The Pinnacles Desert in the Nambung National Park is an iconic destination for daytime and now night time visitors. The Parks and Wildlife Service and the local Shire of Dandaragan welcome visitors...
Coorow Astrophotography Hot Spot – Touche Road Lakes

Coorow Astrophotography Hot Spot – Touche Road Lakes

by Astrotourism WA | 29 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

What a stunning location for astrophotography! Touche Road is a local gravel road where you can access a variety of outlooks across salt lakes. If you travel 8kms from town along Touche Road, you’ll come across the lake system. From this point, there are various...
Darkan Astrophotography Hot Spot – Six Mile Cottage

Darkan Astrophotography Hot Spot – Six Mile Cottage

by Astrotourism WA | 28 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

A short 8.5kms north of Darkan on the Darkan-Quindanning Road, there’s a beautiful historic home called Six Mile Cottage. It’s a wonderful subject for astrophotography. The view is to the south west so it’s possible to include the Milky Way above the cottage. It’s fun...
Gascoyne Junction Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Plane VH-DMT!

Gascoyne Junction Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Plane VH-DMT!

by Astrotourism WA | 27 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

It’s not every day you come across a light aircraft in your local park! That’s what the locals have in Gascoyne Junction! An historic Cessna has been donated by a local pastoralist who helped shape aerial cattle mustering into what it is today. The plane, VH-DMT, sits...
Kondinin Astrophotography Hot Spot – Wave Rock

Kondinin Astrophotography Hot Spot – Wave Rock

by Astrotourism WA | 26 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

It’s as iconic as it is huge! Wave Rock beckons for astrophotographers near and far! There’s not just the iconic rock wave to capture beneath the Milky Way. Remember there are other locations such as The Humps on the Kalari Trail and Hippos Yawn. There’s so much to...
Lake Grace Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Jam Patch

Lake Grace Astrophotography Hot Spot – The Jam Patch

by Astrotourism WA | 25 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

19kms north of Lake Grace is a fantastic place for astrophotography! The Jam Patch is named after the local tree, Acacia acuminate, or Jam Tree. As you follow the track in, you’ll come across the shore of Lake Evelyn. The views are to the south and south east which is...
Menzies Astrophotography Hot Spot – Lake Ballard

Menzies Astrophotography Hot Spot – Lake Ballard

by Astrotourism WA | 25 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

What will you photograph at Lake Ballard? The opportunities are endless. The wide salt lake, 51kms from the town of Menzies, has stunning hills and of course, the incredible Inside Australia Gormley statues. The 51 black chromium steel statues are sprawled out over...
Mingenew Astrophotography Hot Spot – Enanty Barn

Mingenew Astrophotography Hot Spot – Enanty Barn

by Astrotourism WA | 25 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

Enanty Barn is an historic 1870 building that makes a wonderful subject for astrophotography. A crescent moon or some low artificial lighting brings out the colour of the stone beneath the Milky Way.  It’s only 3kms from the town of Mingenew where you might be...
Morawa Astrophotography Hot Spot – Bilya Rock

Morawa Astrophotography Hot Spot – Bilya Rock

by Astrotourism WA | 15 Nov, 2018 | Astrophotography Hot Spot

It is truly spectacular here at night. Bilya Rock is approximately 30kms north of Morawa and is an ideal place to release your inner astrophotographer! The rock itself is an impressive feature at sunset. At the top of the rock there’s a cairn. The story goes that it...
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