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The SASI Observer Award was established in 2004 to recognise observational achievement by an individual member. These observations must be sky based and astronomical in nature and are visual, photographic (film/ccd/webcam), instrumental or a drawing. The conditions are: | | The Observation must have been made during the Month for which it was awarded; | | | You may nominate yourself or another member; | | | The Committee must be provided with an adequate description of the observation; | | | The Observation must be sky based and astronomical in nature; | | | The Observation may be visual, photographic (film/ccd/webcam etc), instrumental or a drawing; | | | The winner must be a financial member of the society; and | | | The award may be awarded jointly for multiple observations of the same subject or by equally meritorious observations of different events/objects. |
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There will be no award made for any month if no satisfactory nominations are received. Previous Award Recipients are: Date | Recipient | Observation | July 2004 | Peter Williams | Binary Black Hole V4641 Sgr | August 2004 | Stephen Nugent | Images with SASI CCD | September 2004 | Peter Ross | 47 Tucana photos | November 2004 | Peter Williams | 10,000th Variable Star Observation | March 2005 | Ken McEwen | 8 Burst planetary nebula | June 2005 | Brett McMillan | All night imaging with C14 | September 2005 | Damien Clarke | Solar flare | November 2005 | Les Dalrymple | Bargo Wrap | March 2006 | SASI members who observed the 29 March 2006 Solar Eclipse | | April 2006 | Peter Williams | Discovery of Nova Oph 2006 | May 2006 | Ken McEwen | Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 | July 2006 | Margaret Streamer & Brett McMillan & Wendy McMillan (Junior) | Participation in Antares Graze Expedition in Goulburn | October 2006 | Arthur Hall | Sunspot Observing | November 2006 | Damien Clarke (Senior) & Wendy McMillan (Junior) | Comet Faye (Damien), Graze of ZC3325 (Wendy) |
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SASI Observer Award - SASI President Brett McMillan with Damien Clarke (left); photo of Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 taken by Ken McEwen (middle) and Les Dalrymple receiving the award (right). |
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Observer Award