C.w.a.s. Astrofest this weekend

[Kunama]

Anyone going to Parkes this weekend for the Central West Astro Society's Astrofest?
At this stage I will be there for Saturday only .....

A very interesting series of lectures on Saturday with more on Sunday

Lookie here:

http://www.cwas.org.au/astrofest/

[Andy01]

Yep, a bunch of us ASV guys are going, 4 of us at least. See you there:)

[anthony.tony]

Hello There -anyone got any images of Malin Awards or the Astrofest.How many people turned up - Was it a good Event - I have Missed my 3rd one due to Work . Reguard's Tony

[anthony.tony]

https://www.facebook.com/abccentralwest - Results of 2015 Malin Awards -

[anthony.tony]

The Winners of 2015 David Malin Awards at CWAS - Parkes NSW. Astrofest --- http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-19/milky-way-shot-takes-out-astrophotography-award/6630776

[Peter Ward]

Just got back from CWAS.

It was great to see many familiar faces plus quite a few new ones on the awards night. Congrats to Troy for his well deserved overall win :thumbsup:

David was in fine form, providing as usual very insightful commentary on the various entries along with a few tweaks to various images to make them a little more soothing to his eye :)... It's quite a coup for CWAS to have this living legend time and again provide his knowledge and stewardship.

Though I don't normally attend the conference, with a Keynote address by Noble Laureate Brian Schmidt and presentation by the founder of TWAN Babak Tafreshi made this a compulsory event on my calendar. Both were extremely engaging and informative.

My thanks to CWAS' John Sarkissian for once again doing such a brilliant job in organizing what is surely Australia's premiere astroimaging contest. Thanks also to Canon Australia, who have been a fabulous sponsor and who provided over $15k in prizes

[Kunama]

Excellent presentations indeed, in fact all four were. :thumbsup:

[DJT]

Sounds like a great event. I got sucked into this fascinating hobby after a trip to Parkes a few years ago, a spur of the moment detour on the way home from a "Roar and Snore" at Dubbo Zoo with the highlight being the exhibition of winners of the Malins for that year.

Congrats to all those shortlisted and the winners of course.

[zardos123]

A couple of shots from the night and of coarse you peter collecting your award
and as always great to catch up with every one. Congrats to troy and lovely to meet him and his wife
regards brad

[gregbradley]

Congrats to the winners I just found out I got 2 highly commendeds. Cool.

Greg.

[Retrograde]

I had a great time at the CWAS astrofest/Malin Awards this year. The speakers were excellent and it was good to meet many of the IIS-ers in person.

Although I already congratulated most of you in person, well done to Troy, Peter, Phil, Andy and Alex for your well-deserved wins.

For those who don't know me I'm in Brad's second-last picture with David Malin standing in front of my entry.
To get the photo-editor's pick for my section was an unexpected bonus. :)


David Malin showed at least one of your HC images on the night and of course it was truly superb. :thumbsup:

[anthony.tony]

This is The Prime news Link - Story on the Astrofest -showing Some of The Malin Award Winners -Shot at The Dish Parkes Sunday . Enjoy -- https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n3/news/a/-/national/18021885/parkes-astrofest-video/

[Andy01]

Thanks for the link, but that footage was from 2013!
Cheers
Andy

[anthony.tony]

Sorry - Try This Link from Prime seven - A little Mention of The Astrofest ------ https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n3/news/a/-/local/28930993/star-searching-video/

[anthony.tony]

The Official David Malin Award Page- Very Impressive http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/astrofest/awards/

[anthony.tony]

This Prime news Video link shows Winners Talking - https://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n3/news/a/-/local/28967745/shining-light-on-the-night-sky-video