Tag: 2022
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Information for Sponsors 2022
Queensland Astrofest 2022 ”Where it is Starry One Night, Supernova the Next” The Queensland Astrofest Committee are pleased to invite interested companies and organizations to become sponsors of Astrofest 2022, which will be held between July 22nd and July 31st 2022. Following an enforced two-year absence, we have updated the sponsorship levels, with regards to…
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UNIFY Solutions
Many amateur astronomers will relate stories of turning up to public outreach astronomy events with such an impressive array of telescopes that the question “are you a professional astronomer” is as predictable as the rising and setting of the sun. The simple fact is you don’t need to be a professional astronomer to be…
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BINTEL
Ask almost any astronomer in Australia today to name one company they trust implicitly, and you can be sure the name BINTEL will resonate loud and clear. Such trust isn’t simply happenstance. Rather, it is the result of doing the right thing by customers day after day, month after month and year after year. BINTEL…
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Skywatcher
In the more modern era, the emergence of yet another name to achieve the ubiquity of Celestron emerged when in 1999 David Shen introduced the world to the name Skywatcher. Any objective astronomer would struggle to argue that the emergence of Skywatcher was anything but a game-changer as it sought to make high quality astro…
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Astro Anarchy
Businesses dedicated to satiating demand for Astro equipment can only stand out from the crowd when the requisite business acumen is combined with a genuine interest and passion for the hobby that so pre-occupies and inspires their customers. Every company dreams of success and any retailer understands very well that there are a few critical…
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Testar
What an amazingly successful few years Adriano and the team at Testar have had! They have had a profound impact on the local astro scene. Although between them they have 23 years of experience, the name Testar is far more recent, inaugurated as a company only in 2019 and yet one feels as though they…
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Celestron
There can’t be an astronomer in the world today who isn’t familiar with the name Celestron. It evokes so many things to so many people. From its parent company, Valor Electronics, started by founder Tom Johnson in California, 1955, re-branded as Celestron Pacific July 28, 1964, the company has forged its own impressive path. It…
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Palmway Optical
You may not be at all familiar with the name Palmway Optical, but many of you are missing out because right here in Australia, NSW to be precise, we have Dr Wayne Sainty. Dr Sainty’s achievements and reputation is global. This former CSIRO scientist has led the way in the development of a range of…
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Queensland Astrofest 2022
And that’s a wrap folks! Well, Queensland Astrofest 2022 is finished for another year! Despite a shaky start due to the weather and floods, the event was held and appears to have been successful. The Organising Committee would like to thank all those who attended, and especially those that volunteered at the event. Most notable…