Astronomy road trip

Hi all,

One of my images (#1 below) was shortlisted for an award at the 2019 David Malin Awards in Parkes last weekend, which coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Apollo 11 lunar landing (during which the Parkes Radio Telescope played a key role in receiving the TV pictures which were relayed around the world). So this was a good opportunity for an astronomy road trip

The first stop was at the Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narribri. This is an array of six 22m dishes that are used for radio astronomy. Image #2 is a sunset shot (with me on the right hand side). I also put together a timelapse showing sunset followed by the Moonrise which illuminates the dishes as they track objects near the galactic core. That timelapse can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/3496​36191

The next stop was the optical telescopes at Siding Spring near Coonabarabran, the "astronomy capital of Australia". These include the 3.9m Anglo Australian Telescope, which is housed in the largest of the domes in the image #3 panorama.

The rest of the images are of "The Dish" itself at Parkes. This 64m dish received the TV pictures of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk.

Hope you enjoy the images!

Cheers,
Stephen

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gEY​Zyv

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gHJ​EhP

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gGr​Cr9

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​Wj9

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​Wca

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gHK​nuu

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​VMT

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gH6​FqF

Fantastic series of photos Stephen, and a big congratulations and well done on the David Malin Awards achievement.

Cheers

Dennis

Great images, Stephen, and the story behind them is really interesting!

Really nice Stephen.

I especially like image #4 as the trees in the foreground really demonstrate how large the dish is. WOW!

S.R.M. wrote in post #18900841
Hi all,

One of my images (#1 below) was shortlisted for an award at the 2019 David Malin Awards in Parkes last weekend, which coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations for the Apollo 11 lunar landing (during which the Parkes Radio Telescope played a key role in receiving the TV pictures which were relayed around the world). So this was a good opportunity for an astronomy road trip

The first stop was at the Australia Telescope Compact Array near Narribri. This is an array of six 22m dishes that are used for radio astronomy. Image #2 is a sunset shot (with me on the right hand side). I also put together a timelapse showing sunset followed by the Moonrise which illuminates the dishes as they track objects near the galactic core. That timelapse can be found here:

https://vimeo.com/3496​36191

The next stop was the optical telescopes at Siding Spring near Coonabarabran, the "astronomy capital of Australia". These include the 3.9m Anglo Australian Telescope, which is housed in the largest of the domes in the image #3 panorama.

The rest of the images are of "The Dish" itself at Parkes. This 64m dish received the TV pictures of the Apollo 11 Moonwalk.

Hope you enjoy the images!

Cheers,
Stephen

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gEY​Zyv Memories of Apollo 11 by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gHJ​EhP Sunset at the Australia Telescope Compact Array by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gGr​Cr9 Siding Spring panorama by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​Wj9 Approaching the Dish by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​WcaLate afternoon light at the Dish by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2gHK​nuuSunlight through the Dish by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2gH5​VMTThe Dish by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/2gH6​FqFThe Dish detail by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Stephen, Congratulations on the David Malin Award. Wonderful group of photos. So very clear and informative.
Great job as usual.

Congrats.
It's a nice image (as are the rest in the set).

Interesting watching the various TV docs on recently, particularly the handover to Honeysuckle Creek for the walk.

nardes wrote in post #18900885
Fantastic series of photos Stephen, and a big congratulations and well done on the David Malin Awards achievement.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks very much Dennis! I got an Honorable Mention again this year (plus a $200 Canon voucher)... will be trying once again for one of the major awards next year.

andicus wrote in post #18900952
Great images, Stephen, and the story behind them is really interesting!

Thanks andicus! It's always an interesting trip down there, and even more so when it coincides with the Apollo 11 anniversary!

Naturalist wrote in post #18901230
Really nice Stephen.

I especially like image #4 as the trees in the foreground really demonstrate how large the dish is. WOW!

Thanks for commenting Doug! Yes, it certainly is an impressive dish when seen up close!

truecolors wrote in post #18904201
Stephen, Congratulations on the David Malin Award. Wonderful group of photos. So very clear and informative.
Great job as usual.

Thanks Sheron! Much apprciated.

Choderboy wrote in post #18904216
Congrats.
It's a nice image (as are the rest in the set).

Interesting watching the various TV docs on recently, particularly the handover to Honeysuckle Creek for the walk.

Thanks Dave! The movie "Apollo 11" is excellent as well!

Cheers,
Stephen