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 …
Karpal Singh Drive Stargazing Having to pause our regular Karpal Singh Drive stargazing for two years, we finally manage to resume the session last Saturday on the 2nd of July 2022. We hope to see more familiar face to visit us again and to bring more joy to the general public. We will be visiting …
Lunar Occultation of Venus On this Friday, 27 May 2022, the Moon will pass in front of planet Venus in the morning sky. Venus is the third brightest object in the sky, after the Sun and the Moon. It is so bright that you can actually see it in the daytime under ideal condition. On …
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 …
Did you know that Malaysia has produced many professional astronomers? Aside from our very own Dr John Soo at USM, there are many other professional astronomers from Malaysia around the world! Dr Bi-Qing For grew up in Ulu Tiram, Johor. She has a PhD degree in astrophysics from the University of Texas, Austin, USA and …
Year 2021 was another tough year for many people around the world. Gladly we have a bunch of great supporters and astronomy enthusiasts around Malaysia who keeps the astronomical scene on-going. Many have participated our annual Astronomical Society of Penang’s Astrophotography Contest. With the amount of time spent at home, people have found the passion in …