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This page contains some notable club and member achievements and awards
This page contains some notable club and member achievements and awards
March 2025
March 2025
Water Spring Experiment, designed by WSAAG member Hayley Yousef and fellow student Kaila Elias, selected to be performed on the International Space Station
Water Spring Experiment, designed by WSAAG member Hayley Yousef and fellow student Kaila Elias, selected to be performed on the International Space Station
The experiment was submitted as an entry to the Asian Try Zero G competition run by JAXA in 2025 which is open to students up to university level. Students submit proposals for experiments to be run on the ISS. It was the only entry from Australia that was selected in 2025.
Australian Space Agency Article
April 2026
April 2026
Neville Fraser wins Astral Award for Best Presentation at the 2026 NACAA Convention
Neville Fraser wins Astral Award for Best Presentation at the 2026 NACAA Convention
September 2025
September 2025
Dave Gault and Peter Nosworthy receive the W. J. Merline Award for Discovery of an Asteroid Moon by Occultation (MADAMO)
Dave Gault and Peter Nosworthy receive the W. J. Merline Award for Discovery of an Asteroid Moon by Occultation (MADAMO)
July 2025
July 2025
Asteroids Named After Brett White, Peter Nosworthy and Hristo Pavlov
Asteroids Named After Brett White, Peter Nosworthy and Hristo Pavlov
Announcements in the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature Bulletin
September 2024
September 2024
Community Recognition Statement for WSAAG and Glenmore Park High School presented to NSW parliament by Tanya Davies MP. This was in recognition of the successful STEM night which was supported by WSAAG in August 2024.
Letter from Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek
June 2022
June 2022
Asteroid (33748) 1999 PP4 named after WSAAG member Dave Gault.
Asteroid (33748) 1999 PP4 named after WSAAG member Dave Gault.
Page from IAU Working Group Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGSBN) Bull. 2, #8
2021-05-4337_Arecibo_Binary_Discovery.pdfMay 2021
May 2021
Dave Gault and Peter Nosworthy Discover moon of asteroid (4337) Arecibo
Dave Gault and Peter Nosworthy Discover moon of asteroid (4337) Arecibo
More information on Peter's web site
December 2020
December 2020
2020 - Tony Barry win the IOTA Homer F. Daboll Award
2020 - Tony Barry win the IOTA Homer F. Daboll Award
October 2019
October 2019
Rob Horvat, Tony Barry, and three Astronomers from Penrith Observatory are co-authors on paper: The first observed stellar occultations by the irregular satellite (Saturn IX) Phoebe and improved rotational period
Rob Horvat, Tony Barry, and three Astronomers from Penrith Observatory are co-authors on paper: The first observed stellar occultations by the irregular satellite (Saturn IX) Phoebe and improved rotational period
2009 to 2018 - Award winning astrophotographer Ted Dobosz
May 2018 - Alan Plummer clocks up 60,000 variable star observations
June 2017 - Seven WSAAG members cited in paper: The structure of Chariklo's rings from stellar occultations
October 2016 - Dave Gault (WSAAG) and Dave Herald (CAS) Discover a New Double Star During Lunar Occultation
January 2016 - Seven WSAAG members co-author paper: Pluto's atmosphere from the 29 June 2015 ground-based stellar occultation at the time of the New Horizons flyby
March 2016 - Presentation by Rob Horvat: Upgrading the 30-inch Telescope at Linden Observatory
September 2015 - WSAAG Receives UWS Community Award 2015
July 2015 - Tony Barry, Dave Gault, abd Hristo Pavlov co-author paper: A digital video system for observing and recording occultations
April 2015 - Tony Barry and Dave Gault publish paper on SEXTA: Verifying timestamps of occultation observation systems
November 2012 - UWS Partnership Awards 2012 - WSAAG receives Certificate of Appreciation
October 2011 - How it was Built - The IOTA VTI for occultation timing by Tony Barry
2010 - Hristo Pavlov wins the IOTA Homer F. Daboll Award
2010 - Hristo Pavlov wins the IOTA Homer F. Daboll Award
Link to the award presentation which includes Hristo's Acceptance speech.
2010-Hristo-Pavlov-wins-Homer-F-Daboll-Award.pdfApril 2010 - Dave Gault wins the 2010 Berenice Page Medal
2008 - NACAA XXIII and TTSO2 held at Penrith
2003 - The Evans 30-inch Telescope Comes to Linden (2016 article by Rob Horvat)
2000 - Brett White Earns Two Nova Awards
2000 - Brett White Earns Two Nova Awards
2000-Brett_White_Earns_Two_Nova_Awards-v2.pdf1986 - Bob Evans wins the 1986 Berenice Page Medal
Bob Evans - His many other awards
Bob Evans - His Many Nova/Supernova Awards
Bob Evans - Record supernova Discoveries
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