Australian Sky Telescope MayJune 2017

74 AUSTRALIAN SKY & TELESCOPE May | June 2017

NIGHT LIFE

Festivals and photography

City, country and coastal events for everyone.

OVER THE WEEKEND of June 24–25,

astro enthusiasts will gather at Byron

Bay for Star Stuff, billed as a ‘festival

of the cosmos’. There’ll be telescope

viewing, photography workshops

and presentations by experts of

astrophysics and astrophotography,

including Prof. Fred Watson, Dr David

Malin, and photographers Dylan

O’Donnell and Mark Gee. Full details

at starstuff.com.au

The Centre of Excellence for All-

Sky Astrophysics will once again

host the Sydney Astrofest, on July 1

at the University of Sydney. A family

friendly program of free indoor and

outdooractivitieswillincludenight-sky

telescope viewing, lectures (including

special ones for kids), planetarium

shows, demonstrations and prizes. Full

detailscanbefoundatcaastro.org/

event/2017-sydastrofest17

TheCWASDavidMalinAwardsfor

astrophotography is on again, with a

prizepoolof$10,000inCanonestore

vouchers (including a $2,000 voucher

for 1st prize) to be shared among

winnersandrunners-upacrossarange

of subject categories. Many of the shots

willbepublishedinAstrovisuals’2018

astronomy calendar. Entries close on

May31.Thewinnerswillbeannounced

attheCWASAstroFestinParkes,NSW,

to be held July 15–16. The event will

featurestarguests(pardonthepun),

astrophotographers Christopher Go and

Yuri Beletsky, who will conduct imaging

workshopsattheParkes‘Dish’.Full

detailscanbefoundatcwas.org.au/

astrofest/

Finally,theAstronomicalSocietyof

NSW’sannualSouthPacificStarParty

will be held May 25–28, at the Society’s

ruralsite,threehours’drivefrom

Sydney.Ifyoulikedarkskies,meeting

otherastronomersandcheckingout

thelatestgear,thiseventisforyou.Full

details atasnsw.com/node/712

South Pacific Star Party

May 25–28

Annual star party of the

Astronomical Society of NSW.

asnsw.com/spsp

Star Stuff 2017

Jun 24–25

Weekend of viewing, speakers,

sky tours and more at Byron Bay.

starstuff.com.au

Sydney Astrofest 2017

July 1

Public event at the University

of Sydney, hosted by the ARC

Centre of Excellence for All-Sky

Astrophysics.

caastro.org/event/2017-

sydastrofest17

CWAS AstroFest 2017

July 15–16

AnnualgatheringatParkes,

NSW,andvenuefortheDavid

Malin Awards.

cwas.org.au

National Science Week

August 12–20

Lots of astro events around the

nation. Keep visiting the website

for the latest info.

scienceweek.net.au

Queensland Astrofest

August 18–27

Heldsince1993,thedarkskies

of Camp Duckadang, Linville,

attractlotsofastronomers.

qldastrofest.org.au

VicSouth Desert Spring

Star Party

October 20–23

Joint venture of the astro

societies of Victoria and South

Australia.

vicsouth.info/vicsouth.htm

International Observe

theMoonNight

October 28

Annual celebration of our

celestial neighbour. Get involved!

observethemoonnight.org

WHAT’S UP? Do you have an event or activity coming up? Email us at [email protected]

STAR STUFF

Idyllic tourist destination, Byron Bay,

will host Star Stuff 2017 in June.