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The winners were presented with the awards by Dr David Malin himself,
in the presence of invited dignitaries, during the CWAS AstroFest
dinner on 14 July 2018. The dignitaries included the Dame Jocelyn
Bell-Burnell, Cr Ken Keith (Mayor of Parkes), Alan Brightman (General
Manager of Sunstudios, Canon Australia), Dr Fred Watson, Dr Andrew
Jacob (Sydney Observatory), Prof. Elaine Sadler, Amy Shira Teitel,
Donna Burton and Christine Speers (President of the CWAS).
The award winners represented entries from every State and Territory of Australia (NSW, Qld,
Vic, SA, WA, Tas and ACT). Congratulations to them all.
The overall winner of the 2018 CWAS "David Malin Awards" was
Luke Tscharke of Kingston, Tasmania, for his beautiful image of the
"Crescent Moon Over Lake Oberon".
The quality of the images was a testament to the great skill and talent of Australian astrophotographers.
The very finest images will be exhibited in two parallel
exhibitions. The first is at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Visitors
Centre, and was officially opened the following day on Sunday, 15 July
2018. This will remain at Parkes for the entire year. The second
exhibition is being organised by the Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences and will tour Australia, beginning with Sydney Observatory
on Thursday, 6 September 2018. Last year's exhibitions were a resounding success, with over 200,000 people viewing the exhibitions Australia-wide.
Canon Australia supported the 2018 competition with Estore
voucher prizes valued at $10,000. In addition, the exhibition prints were produced using Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1000 and Canon imagePROGRAF
PRO-4000 printers at SUNSTUDIOS.
The Presentations were held
in the Coventry Room of Parkes Shire Council's Cultural Centre
The welcoming remarks were made by CWAS President, Christine Speers,
followed
by a Civic Reception hosted by Parkes Mayor, Cr Ken Keith.
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John Sarkissian introduced Dr David Malin to announce the winners of
the 2018 CWAS "David Malin Awards".
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The Award Winners
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All of the 2018 "David Malin Awards" Winners.
(L-R):Noeleen Lowndes, Colin Robson, Eddie Trimarchi, Kamil Sustiak,
Phil Hart, Brad Le Brocque, Dr David Malin, Rod Evans, Peter Ward,
Matthew Maas, Tom Elliott, Greg Priestley, Stefan Buda, Alex Cherney,Ian
Inverarity, Bratislav Curcic, Megan Watson, Ross Giakoumatos and Uri Abraham
Present but not shown: Saeed Salimpour.
Not Present:
Luke Tscharke, James Stone, John Kazanaz, Paul Haese, Arwen Dyer,
Garry McDougall, Andrew Campbell and Diego Colonnello.
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The category winners with Dr David
Malin.
(L-R): Phil Hart, Kamil Sustiak, Peter
Ward, Tom Elliott, Dr David Malin, Stefan Buda and Ian Inverarity.
Not Present: Luke Tscharke and James Stone.
Canon Australia Prizes
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Mr Alan Brightman, General Manager of Sunstudios, Canon Australia, presented Estore
voucher prizes to all of
the award winners, in recognition by Canon Australia of the excellence
that was judged by Dr David Malin in their work.
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Astronomy 2019 Calendar by
Astrovisuals
The Astronomy 2019 Calendar features the winners of the 2018 CWAS "David
Malin Awards". Order here.
The "2019 Australasian Sky Guide" Cover
Dr Andrew Jacob, Curator of Astronomy at Sydney Observatory, announced
that the winner of the cover competition for the "2019 Australasian Sky Guide" was the
stunning nightscapes image, "Moonlit Mountain", by Arwen Dyer.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Start preparing your astrophotos for the 2019 CWAS "David Malin Awards", and share with the wider public your enthusiasm for the
grandeur and beauty of astronomy.
The 2018 CWAS "David Malin Awards" was proudly supported by Canon Australia and
Comments and Enquiries: John
Sarkissian of the AstroFest Organising Committee
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