Publications

Spaceweather.com, 2nd February 2013
Storm.no, 4th February 2013
Ciel & Espace, 12th February 2013

IceInSpace Image of the Week, 22nd January 2013
Universe Today, 25th January 2013

Universe Today, 13th November 2012
Australian Sky & Telescope, February/March 2013

Universe Today, 12th August 2012

IceInSpace Image of the Week, 16th July 2012

Deep Sky category winner, 2012 Harry Williams Astrophotography Competition
National Geographic Daily News, June 2012

Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-748280-1

Universe Today, 12th June 2012

The Circumstellar Disc around Beta Pictoris
Scientific category winner, 2012 Harry Williams Astrophotography Competition
Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Harper Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-748280-1
Sky & Telescope, August 2013 Issue
Australian Sky & Telescope, April/May 2013 Issue
This image received worldwide attention in Nov/Dec 2011, being the first amateur image of such a dust disc around another star. Below are some examples:
Discover Magazine (USA), Bad Astronomy by Phil Plait: Amateur astronomer glimpses an alien solar system
Space.com (USA), 29th Nov 2011: Stunning Photo of New Solar System Captured by Amateur Astronomer
The Daily Mail (United Kingdom), 27th Nov 2011: The sky is no longer the limit: Astronomer captures first amateur image of another solar system from his back yard
Universe Today (USA), 25th Nov 2011: First Amateur Image of Another Solar System
New Zealand Herald, 28th Nov 2011: NZer captures first photos of another solar system
3 News (New Zealand), 28th Nov 2011:
Amateur stargazer's ground-breaking images
Auckland amateur astronomer makes waves around world
3 News Nightline video
Radio New Zeealand National: Live interview 28th Nov 2011
TVNZ (New Zealand), 28th Nov 2011: Kiwi captures first amateur image of another solar system
Slashdot 26th Nov 2011: 'Amateur' Astronomer Snaps Pic of Planet-Forming Disk
NBC News (USA), 29th Nov 2011: Amateur takes stunning photo of new solar system
The Register (United Kingdom), 29th Nov 2011: Backyard astronomer snaps Beta Pictoris dust disk
Fox News (USA), 29th Nov 2011: Amateur Astronomer Snaps Historic Photo of Another Solar System
Yahoo 7 News (Australia), 28th Nov 2011: Amateur Captures New Solar System in Stunning Pictures
Coelum (Italy), Dec 2011: Il disco protoplanetario di Beta Pictoris ripreso da un amatore
Ingeniøren (Denmark) 3rd Dec 2011: Amatørastronom tager fantastisk billede af fjern stjerne
Espectador (Uruguay), 28th Nov 2011: Amateur consigue la primer imagen de otro sistema solar
Zee News (India), 27th Nov 2011: First amateur image of another solar system captured
The West Australian, 28th Nov 2011: Amateur captures new solar system in stunning pictures
The Nation (Pakistan), 28th Nov 2011: First amateur image of another solar system?
Deccan Herald (India), 27th Nov 2011: First image of another solar system captured
Ciel et Espace (France): Un amateur photographie un système planétaire

Universe Today, 9th Oct 2011
IceInSpace Image of the Week 17th October 2011

IceInSpace Image of the Week, 06th July 2010

IceInSpace Image of the Week, 06th April 2010