by Jonathan Nally | Apr 22, 2022 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy, News, Telescopes
ABOVE: Greg Bock is a member of the award-winning The Backyard Observatory Supernova Search, which hunts for distant supernovae. Two amateur astronomy projects have been awarded the prestigious 2022 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal, Australia’s highest honour for...
by Jonathan Nally | May 27, 2020 | Amateur astronomy, Astronomy
ABOVE: TG Tan and the PEST Observatory in his backyard, with which he hunts for transiting exoplanets. EVERY TWO YEARS, AUSTRALIA’S PROFESSIONAL ASTRONOMERS bestow the Berenice and Arthur Page Medal on an amateur astronomer who has made significant scientific...