Malin's micrographs | Miller's twilights | Fujii's constellations | Anglo-Australian Observatory

from microscope to telescope
David Malin Images, microscope to telescope, seen from pole to pole....
David Malin Images (DMI) is a source of high quality photographs of stars, galaxies and nebulae taken with some of the world's finest optical telescopes and by talented photographers using ordinary cameras. The images cover most of the sky on all angular scales, from the nearby constellations to the Milky Way and far distant galaxies.

Many of these pictures have been made by David Malin, mainly from plates taken with the telescopes of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. These pictures focus on stars and star-forming regions, globular clusters and the endless variety of galaxies. Other pictures, of star trails and constellations, were made with more modest equipment, both by David Malin and his associates David Miller and Akira Fujii.

The pictures are divided according to their source and often according to subject matter as well. The individual pages below take you on a tour of the distant universe with professional telescopes. David Miller's images are beautiful views of the nearest star at the beginning and end of the day and the moon, set in the Australian landscape. In between are the constellations, the star colours vividly captured by Akira Fujii.

A new series of intriguing and attractive images are photomicrographs of crystals. These are images of science but are presented as abstract art. All the images on these pages are available as high resolution digital files as well as prints.

Optical photomicrographs of crystals by David Malin

Australian twilight and night-time landscapes from David Miller
The air above The colours of the sky from aurorae to lightning and foggy mornings.
The clouds Cloudscapes, the ever-changing forms and colours of -- water vapour
The twilight The colours of the sunrise, sunset and earth's shadow
The night Australian night-time landscapes; rich colours beneath unpolluted skies
The constellations The fixed patterns of the stars at night
The Moon The ashen light and the apparent size of the Moon at perigee and apogee
The Sun The distorted Sun on the horizon, sunspots and timelapse sunsets
The stars and planets         The enduring dance of the planets among the Moon and stars

Wide field photographs of the constellations, stars and the Milky Way by Akira Fujii
All 88 constellations           With constellation boundaries, outlines and named stars
The constellations Stars colours and the constellations
Wide angle star fields         Wide field views containing many constellations
Planets and stars The planets wander among the stars
Binocular views Photographs corresponding to binocular and small telescope views
Star trails Star trails and other images with stationary camera
The Sun Photographs of the Sun and solar eclipses
The Moon Photographs of the Moon and lunar eclipses
Comets and aurorae Occasional celestial vistors, the comets and aurorae

High resolution images of stars, galaxies and nebulae from the Anglo-Australian Observatory
Galaxies Wide field images of galaxies
Emission nebulae Spectacular clouds of glowing gas
Star clusters and groups Groups of stars, old and new
Reflection nebulae Starlight reflected from tiny dust grains between the stars
Dark nebulae Dark clouds of gas and dust in the Milky Way
Planetary nebulae The endpoints of sun-like stars
Supernovae! Supernovae (exploding stars) and their remnants
Unusual stars Extreme stars and their influence on their environment
AAO Favourites The most popular images in the AAO collection
Messier catalogue Objects in Messier's catalogue extended (nominally non-stellar) objects
Complete AAO listing A searchable list of almost all AAO images (by name, NGC, IC and Messier number)
Camera pictures Telescopes, locations and star trails taken with ordinary cameras
Commercial use Availability and use of AAO images
Digital image files Availability and use of digital files
Copyright and credits Copyright information and credit line details


pointing diagram The World at Night

The images above were made in the spirit of The World at Night, founded by Babak Tafreshi and is an initiative of Astronomy without Borders. The aim of both these organisations is to increase awareness of one of nature's most profound experiences, the subtle beauty of the night sky. David Malin is proud to be a consultant to TWAN.

David Malin, 2009, 30 August