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The NSW Central West Astronomical Society held its annual
astrophotography competition last month.
Amateur astro-photographers
from around Australia
submitted entries for consideration in the prestigious
David Malin Awards. The winner of a
special themed section "Astrophotography with your Smartphone"
was Alex Cherney, well known to CASS for his images of
the ATCA and ASKAP.
The citation for his entry, Smartphone Galactic, reads
"Not so long ago the idea of taking a photograph of anything
with a phone was considered madness. Here we see an image of the Milky
Way with pin-sharp stars and delicate colours that would have demanded
a professional-grade camera and expensive lenses less a decade ago. It
was made with a smartphone, powerful proof of the advance of
technology -- and inspiration."
(Image credit: 2020 CWAS David Malin Awards and Alex Cherney)
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