duck_cx8456.jpg Camp Duckadang provided a relatively luxurious site for a star party in the middle of a small wildlife refuge photo by Keith Castleman	duck_cx8460.jpg Camp Duckadang C-14 observatory and meeting hall in the background photo by Keith Castleman	duck_cx8461.jpg Camp Duckadang bunk house and dining hall photo by Keith Castleman	people_billman_cx8643.jpg Laurie Billman discusses his Newtonian reflector and mount
people_c9508.jpg	people_castk&w_cx8794.jpg Keith and Bill Castleman	people_castk_xc8646.jpg Keith Castleman photographs birds from the telescope field	people_cooney_c9329.jpg Allan Cooney (left) and others in discussion
people_cwtoss_acx8840.jpg Counter weight toss contest on Saturday After observing all night, Australian amateur astronomers gather for a modified Olympic shot put event with an old telescope counter weight.	people_cwtoss_c9392.jpg Counter weight toss	people_cwtoss_c9401.jpg Counter weight toss Mens-class champion: David Hough prepares for his throw	people_cwtoss_c9416.jpg Counter weight toss
people_cwtoss_c9419.jpg Counter weight toss	people_cwtoss_c9428.jpg Counter weight toss	people_cwtoss_c9448.jpg Counter weight toss	people_cwtoss_c9450.jpg Counter weight tossYouth-class champion: Blair Marples shows his form
people_cwtosst_cx8844.jpg When I asked what the weight of the counter weight was, a contestant responded, "Bloody heavy!"	people_cwtosswin_8850.jpg David Hough receives award for longest counter weight toss from Tony Surma-Hawes	people_cx8778.jpg	people_cx8779.jpg
people_cx8804.jpg	people_cx8811.jpg	people_cx8824.jpg	people_dixon_cx8653.jpg Kevin Dixon with his 16" Dobsonian reflector Kevin very generously shared his mastery of the Southern celestial hemisphere and wonderful views through his Dob with Keith and me during Astrofest.
people_horne_cx8809.jpg Camp Duckadang managers Ian and Sue Horne Ian and Sue were generous and friendly hosts for QLD Astrofest and went out of their way to make Keith and I feel welcome when we arrived a few days early. They cooked up burgers and steak sandwiches with chips for lunches and dinners for attendees who weren't inclined to cook in the excellent kitchen facilities at Camp Duckadang. Sue's love of and care for birds was evident by the large population of human-tolerant lorikeets, galahs, swallows, kookaburras, and other native species that were present around Camp Duckadang.	people_kilmister_cx8831.jpg ATM judges Greg Bock (left) and Max Kilmister (center)	people_kilmister_cx8867.jpg Max Kilmister (left) with his Tak FS 128 setup for CCD imaging	people_kopff_cx8865.jpg Argo Navis developer Gary Kopff checks out data base update on an Argo Navis
people_langer_c9524.jpg During the Astrofest banquet, Amateur Radio Operator and Astronomer Renato Langersek plays a recording he made of his radio communication on early Friday morning with Andy Thomas aboard the International Space Station and STS-114 (Discovery). The ISS - STS-114 passed overhead many times at QLD Astrofest and provided spectacular naked eye and binocular views. A recording of Renato's conversation is accessible here.	people_robb_cx8818.jpg Peter Robbins with his 30" f/5 SDM (Size Does Matter) Dobsonian reflector built by Peter Read. Peter had recently acquired this beautifully crafted telescope and was very generous in sharing spectacular views of deep space objects.	people_robbscope_cx8819.jpg	people_robscope_cx8787.jpg
people_surma-hawes_cx8816.jpg Tony Surma-Hawes and son Rigil

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