Category: Activities
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Friends of Astrofest
The Amateur Telescope Making Awards are presented at the Saturday night meal. If you have constructed an ATM project, it may well pay to enter into the competition.
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“The Geralds” Awards
The Amateur Telescope Making Awards are presented at the Saturday night meal. If you have constructed an ATM project, it may well pay to enter into the competition.
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Astrofest Raffle 2025
Astrofest-2025-BookletThe raffle has been a regular event at Queensland Astrofest for many years, and its operation has changed little in all those years. If you would like to Sponsor the Queensland Astrofest, please contact the Registrar, and read our information for sponsors. Here are the guidelines under which the raffle operates. Sponsors and prizes Below…
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Best of the Fest
Pictures must have been taken during the course of the current Astrofest, can be of anything at all, not just astronomical items. They are to be submitted digitally (normally USB) to a committee member, and will be voted on by the committee only. Some of the most non-astronomical memorable images in recent times have been…
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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 their areas of expertise. Over recent years we have been entertained and informed by such luminaries as: Professor Brian Schmidt (now Nobel Laureate) Professor Charley Lineweaver Professor David Wiltshire Dr Tamara Davis Dr Fred Watson…
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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 off to partake of some gastronomical delights!!
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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 to use for Planetary Imaging. Some of his highly detailed imaging of Mercury were used for scientific research.