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2009 Lost and Found:
It has been a bumper year for the Lost and Found Department, click here to see what has been left unclaimed from last year and what has been left from this year. Lost and Found can be found on the Gallery menu.
Erwin van der Velden Astrophoto Memorial Trophy:
Due to the feedback received by the Organising Committee, the Erwin van der Velden Astro-Photo Memorial Trophy has undergone some rule changes.
1. The competition has been divided into two categories:
- Through a Telescope Astro-Photography (400 mm or greater);
- Non-Telescope Astro-Photography (less than 400 mm).
2. Entries MUST be submitted prior to the commencement of the 2010 Queensland Astrofest so that all entries may be viewed by attendees before being voted on.
Please visit the Photo Competition `Page for full details.
Online Registration:
Registration will open later this month or early March.
2010 Accommodation:
Bunk House (48) Female Bunk Area(8) Family and Large Groups (7 rooms) Upper Caravan Sites (12) Astro-Feast (Sat 14/08)
Queensland Astrofest 2009:
Listed below are the numbers of the attendance of last years Queeensland Astrofest.
65 In total there are 175 individuals registered for 721 bed-nights. Updated Dec 2009.
Fund Raising Information
The Queensland Astrofest organising committee has decided to sell bottles of port.
Queensland Astrofest "World Class":
The Queensland Astrofest was rated in the Top Ten Star Party in the world by The Sky at Night magazine in their May issue. A two-page spread maps out the location of camps such as the Texas Star Party (USA), Starfest (Canada), Equinox Star Party (UK) and the South Pacific Star Party (Australia).
On Friday morning 5th of August 2005 at around 2:00 am (AEST), using equipment he constructed for this purpose, Renato Langersek contacted the International Space Station and STS 114 (Discovery) as they passed over South-East Queensland and the Queensland Astrofest. Listen to an mp3 of his conversation with Andy Thomas (1.8 Mb) and view the transcript.
and is currently organised by five clubs in South-East Queensland
