Hi everyone I hope you are all well and are enjoying the little more freedom that we have. This, on top of some great observing nights we had last week, have been great for my astrophotography sessions as I’ve managed to finally break the cobwebs and get out there. The two objects above are both…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries for the June 2020 Monthly Showcase. Please send your submissions to me at bpetschel@gmail.com. Remember, the entries can be photos, stories, videos, anything astronomy-related and with a target 10km and up. The May 2020 entries can be viewed here: https://nsas.org.au/2020/06/23/monthly-showcase-may-2020/ Cheers, Ben
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Continue ReadingFor April, the entries displayed below. Please vote on your favourite at: https://nsas.proboards.com/thread/121/april-2020-monthly-showcase-voting. You’ll need to be a member and logged in to the forum to place your vote. For May, entries are open – please send your submissions to me at bpetschel@gmail.com.
Continue ReadingHi everyone, Congratulations to Kym Haines whose wonderful image of M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy was voted the best of the March 2020 entries. It was a close contest with only one vote separating him from the other entrants. Congratulations also to David Wallace who had the best article “Light Detectors”. There are still a few…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, Congratulations to Greg McCall who had both the best image (as voted by members) and the best article (as voted by the committee) for February. The image was M83 Southern PInwheel Galaxy and the article was an Introduction to Astrophotography. All of ourmembers’ excellent contributions will be published in Reflections magazine. For March,…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There are still a few days left to submit your entries for the March 2020 Monthly Showcase. There haven’t been any entries yet, so it’s your chance for an easy win! Please submit your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com Also, since meetings have been cancelled for the time being, we are now doing…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, There’s still one day left to submit your entries to the February 2020 Monthly Showcase. We’ve received one article and one image so far, but it would be great to get a few more. Please submit your entries to me at bpetschel@gmail.com. Cheers, Ben
Continue ReadingHi everyone, I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the October 2019 Monthly Showcase is Nick Angelini with a beautiful image of the occultation of Saturn by the Moon. Entry and Exit images are attached. The best article is “How to extract energy from black holes” by Jean-Luc Gaubicher. All articles and images will…
Continue ReadingHi everyone, The October 2019 Monthly Showcase competition is open for entries. The submissions can be articles, drawings, animations, photos or anything, of any astronomy-related object 10km and up. Please send your submissions to me at bpetschel@gmail.comby the end of the month. The September 2019 winner is Kym Haines with a magnificent picture of CG4/Hand…
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