Astrophotography

Astrophotography by Rolf Wahl Olsen

Please visit the new gallery at www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com where you can find all the latest images.

I have always been very interested in astronomy, and I have had telescopes since 1990, starting out with a 60mm alt-az mounted refractor, moving up to a 4" refractor on an equatorial mount and currently a 10" f/5 Newtonian permanently mounted in my observatory.
In 2003 I ventured into the world of astrophotography, and I am currently taking my images with a long exposure modified Philips ToUCam Pro webcam. A lot of thanks go to Steve Chambers for pioneering in the area of long exposure modifications.
My observatory is located in Titirangi in the foothills of the Waitakere Ranges west of Auckland, New Zealand. The sky is nice and transparent here, due to the generally low levels of air pollution and high altitude dust in the southern hemisphere. It is also pretty dark since I live on the border of a large rainforest reserve and the nearby Tasman Sea.
Also the convenient latitude of -37 degrees provides me with an 80% view of the entire two hemispheres.

If you would like to use any of these images please contact me and ask for my permission first.

NOTE: Astronomical images contains very subtle differences in shade and color. For optimal viewing of these images, please click here: Screen adjustment and follow the brief instructions there.

10 inch Serrurier truss Newtonian	The Circumstellar Disc around Beta Pictoris	The Visible Universe - a journey from 100 km to 12.4 billion light years	High resolution deep sky
Galaxies	Galaxy clusters	Peculiar objects	Nebulae
Globular clusters	Open clusters	Planetary nebulae	Stars
Supernovae	Wide field	Planets	The Moon
Screen adjustment	ISS/Shuttle	Conjunctions	QSI 683wsg-8 test images
Colour-Magnitude Diagrams	The Sun

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Snežana		18-Jul-2012 21:00
Uživala sam čitajući svako vaše slovo.Međutim, ja sam veliki poštovalac Astrrogije pa bi želela da Vas podsetim da Apsolutna Istna nepostoji (za sada...) Nažalost uverila sam se u mogućnosti ali i manjkavosti astrologije,ipak tu ima nešto ali nešto i fali... Dokle god se ova dva suprotstavljena tabora budu nadmudrivali Apsolutna Istina će ostati daleko ... Kolko ono beše ima svetlosnih godina? Šalim se - pozdrav.

dincer hepguler		09-Dec-2011 10:00
great work... very very inspiring...i am interested in astronomy for years but you gave me the drive of motivation to take astro pictures...i have a Mak 6" and neximage and Canon 550 and will be working hard these nights...

Guest		29-Nov-2011 16:32
Abolutely stunning! Brilliant!

Guest		28-Nov-2011 17:16
HI Rolf Read about your achievement in detecting and photographing the far away solar system. Your photos are amazing Pon

Clem		28-Nov-2011 12:37
Fantastic work on that Beta Pictoris project! Your astroimages are top rate and all that from a Toucam!

Guest		28-Nov-2011 09:18
Hi Rolf Greetings from Sydney! Like many, I have come to your site after seeing an article on your photo of beta pictores. Congratulations on that, and on your wonderful site, which showcases so many wonderful photographs. Regards, Anchoritecyclist

FarWestChicago		26-Nov-2011 21:04
I would say you are an unpaid astronomer, not an amateur astronomer. Absolutely stunning work.

strongmanmike2002		25-Jun-2010 14:08
A superb collection of astroimages Rolf

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