Global Astronomy Month Celebrated in Australia by
"The Universe. Yours to discover" exhibition
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"The Universe. Yours to discover” is a collaborative astrophotography exhibition featuring works by Western Australia’s talented astrophotography community. The exhibition was the first Australian registered Global Astronomy Month initiative for 2019. Featured astrophotographers: Carol Redford James Athanasou Mark Bridger Paul Sartory William Vrbasso Dr John Goldsmith Brendan Mitchell Trevor Lundstrom Colin Jenkinson Brett Turner Exhibition details Friday 26 April 2019 – Sunday 28 April 2019, 10am to 3pm daily Entry: $5 for Adults. Gold coin donation for children. Venue: Old Miners Halls, Wolfram Street, Westonia, Western Australia GPS Coords: 31°18'08.2"S 118°41'50.2"E Listing of Exhibition Works Comet Hale-Bopp & Cheops, the Great Pyramid (Dr John Goldsmith) NGC 6188 – The Fighting Dragons (Brendan Mitchell) Eclipse Ellipse (Dr John Goldsmith) Total Solar Eclipse (Carol Redford) Uluru Milky Way (Dr John Goldsmith) Trio of planets (Brett Turner) Golden desert Pyramids & star trails (Dr John Goldsmith) Southern Pinwheel Galaxy M83 (Brett Turner) Comet Hale-Bopp and Stonehenge (1) (Dr John Goldsmith) Rosette Nebula (Mark Bridger) Comet Hale Bopp & the Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo (Dr John Goldsmith) Rosette Nebula (Paul Sartory) Comet Hale-Bopp (Dr John Goldsmith) Annular Eclipse (James Athanasou) Annular solar eclipse multiple exposure image (Dr John Goldsmith) Pyramids of Giza Twilight & Comet Hale-Bopp (Dr John Goldsmith) Antarctica base Aurora (Colin Jenkinson) Comet McNaught above Perth (Dr John Goldsmith) Comet Hale-Bopp and Stonehenge (2) (Dr John Goldsmith) Karijini Milky Way (Trevor Lundstrom) Comet Hyakutake’s close approach to the Earth (Dr John Goldsmith) Comet Lovejoy (James Athanasou) At one with the Universe (William Vrbasso) Total Lunar Eclipse & the Milky Way (Dr John Goldsmith) City of lights (Dr John Goldsmith) |
(Above) A sample of photos of the 2019 exhibition at Westonia, western Australia, and some night astrophotographs taken during the exhibition.
(Below) Location map showing Westonia in relation to Western Australia's capital city, Perth. Westonia is approximately a 3 hour drive east of Perth. 
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Thank you to our supporters
“The Universe. Yours to discover” Astrophotography Exhibition is an initiative of Celestial Visions (www.celestialvisions.com.au), and is supported by the Westonia Community Resource Centre. The exhibition is part of the Global Astronomy Month (GAM) 2019, Astronomers Without Borders (astronomerswithoutborders.org) and is the first registered event from Australia.