Activities at Queensland Astrofest

Queensland Astrofest isn’t just about the night sky.  To keep you busy during the day, we have a bunch of activities going on.  For information about those activities, see the following information.

Best of the Fest

Pictures must have been taken during the course of the current Astrofest, can be of anything at all, not just ...
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Vendor Sales & Swap Meet

One of the highlights (for some of us) is the opportunity to add to our mounting collection of astro-toys!! A ...
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Speakers

One of the highlights of Queensland Astrofest is the quality of speakers who present interesting and often challenging talks on ...
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Astro Quiz

For many years now, the Combined Societies have run the AstroQuiz. Originally featured at the Combined Societies meeting each year, ...
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Counterweight Toss

In Astrofest's homage to the Olympic Hammer event, contestants vie with each other to be the one to toss a ...
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Astrofeast

While the rest of Queensland Astrofest is an astronomical delight, on our last Saturday together we take a little time ...
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ATM Awards

The Amateur Telescope Making Awards are presented at the Saturday night meal. If you have constructed an ATM project, it ...
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Erwin van der Velden Astro-Photo Competition Rules

Ervin Vanderwelden started Astro-Photography with a film based camera at the age of 29. In 2002 he converted a Webcam ...
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