The long awaited moment is here….. Winners of the “Astrophotography Contest 2022” organized by Astronomical Society of Penang, supported by Star-Finder Astronomical Society and FalakOnline. The quality of the submissions are getting higher and higher each year, and we are happy to see many new faces in the contest.Three main prizes and ten consolation prizes were decided by …
Have you been doing planetary imaging for quite a while and wonder how you can improve further? GOOD NEWS! The Astronomical Society of Penang will be conducting an Advanced Planetary Imaging Online Workshop on October 16, 2022 (Sunday), conducted by renowned amateur astronomer and astrophotographer William Chin. William Chin Wei Loon is an amateur astronomer who also has experience in …
Are you interested in taking photos of the night sky but don’t know where to start? GOOD NEWS! The Astronomical Society of Penang will be conducting an Smartphone Astrophotography Online Workshop for Beginners on September 18, 2022 (Sunday), conducted by renowned astrophotographer Mr. Gradient Lok. Since 2002, Gradient began to fall in love with “Astronomical Photography” or …
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Access to ASP Online Workshops Did you miss any of our past online workshops? On September 26, 2021,we had the Planetary Imaging Online Workshop for Beginners conducted by Mr. William Chin. On December 5, 2021, we had the Night Sky Imaging Online Workshop for Beginners conducted by Dr. Derrick Lim. On August 14, 2022, we had the Deep Sky Imaging …
The Astrophotography Contest 2022 organized by Astronomical Society of Penang, supported by Star-Finder Astronomical Society and FalakOnline, is here! Submission opens today 1st September 2022 and closes on 15th October 2022. Facebook voting period will run from 16th to 31st November 2022. Check out theContest rules, terms & conditions, as well as link to the …
Are you interested in taking photos of the beautiful nebulae, star clusters or galaxies but don’t know where to start? Or you have just started to get into deep sky imaging but not sure if you are doing it right, or wonder how you can improve? GOOD NEWS! The Astronomical Society of Penang will be …
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result provides overwhelming evidence that the object is indeed a black hole and yields valuable clues about the workings of such giants, which are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies. The image …
Teoh Hui Chieh is one of the many amateur astronomers in Malaysia and has been stargazing for more than 20 years. She loves the night sky so much that she just wants to share it with everyone. Hui Chieh runs an astronomy blog at mydarksky.org where she shares her astrophotographs. Her motto is “Always look …
Mr. Chol Vichaidit is a prominent amateur astronomer specializing in astro-sketching in Thailand. Growing up surrounded by nature in the southern province of Nakorn Si Thammarat, Mr. Chol developed a love for nature, and especially the stars. He first made an attempt to sketch the Pleiades in 2005 while viewing the famous star cluster through …
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Dreaming of having your own observatory but can’t afford the hefty cost? On this upcoming Virtual AstroCafe session we will have our member Mr. Kenny Loh sharing with you on how you can build your own MINI OBSERVATORY at home with an affordable budget. Mr. Kenny Loh has been with the Astronomy scene since his …