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  1. First Time At NEAF… OVERLOAD

    First time at North Eastern Astronomy Forum. Walked in, instant overload.

    So I just started talking to everyone.

    Also got a few “you’re AstroPuNk?” moments… wasn’t ready for that.

    Full video up.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #neaf2026 #astropunk

    youtu.be/yc1Q7vTB_cI

  2. NEAF 2026 Day 1

    I Flew Across The World For This Astronomy Event

    Two days at North Eastern Astronomy Forum and I gave myself one rule:

    Talk to as many vendors as possible before my brain taps out.

    First time at NEAF, flew halfway across the planet, walked in… instant overload. Gear I’ve only ever seen online, people I’ve only ever spoken to through a screen, now all in one room.

    So I just started walking and talking.

    Vendor after vendor, no plan, just conversations. Learning, questioning, and trying not to convince myself I need everything I see.

    Also had a few “wait… you’re AstroPuNk?” moments which I was not prepared for at all.

    This is day one. First impressions, first chaos, first look at how big this world actually is when you step into it.

    Full video up now.

    #astrophotography #astronomy #telescope #astropunk #neaf2026

    youtu.be/NxTt9zbESIY

  3. Saving the Night

    A Weekend at Lake Tyrrell | Inside the “Sanctuary” Documentary

    I spent a weekend at Lake Tyrrell helping make a documentary about something most people never notice, darkness.

    Teaming up with a talented French documentary filmmaker and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks, we filmed Sanctuary, an upcoming international documentary exploring the global movement to protect our remaining dark skies. Under some of Australia’s most pristine southern skies, it became clear just how rare this experience is, and how easily it could disappear.

    This isn’t just about astronomy. It’s about preserving a connection to the universe that humanity has shared for thousands of years. Because once the stars are gone, we don’t get them back.

    Sometimes, saving the world starts with simply turning off a light.

    Look up, question everything.

    instagram.com/astrokirsten/
    tiktok.com/@astrokirsten
    facebook.com/AstroKirsten/
    astrokirsten.com.au/

    #SanctuaryDocumentary #ProtectTheNight #DarkSky #LightPollution #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LakeTyrrell #DarkSkiesAustralia #AstroPuNk #DocumentaryFilm

    youtu.be/lGKbM69a5V4

  4. Saving the Night

    A Weekend at Lake Tyrrell | Inside the “Sanctuary” Documentary

    I spent a weekend at Lake Tyrrell helping make a documentary about something most people never notice, darkness.

    Teaming up with a talented French documentary filmmaker and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks, we filmed Sanctuary, an upcoming international documentary exploring the global movement to protect our remaining dark skies. Under some of Australia’s most pristine southern skies, it became clear just how rare this experience is, and how easily it could disappear.

    This isn’t just about astronomy. It’s about preserving a connection to the universe that humanity has shared for thousands of years. Because once the stars are gone, we don’t get them back.

    Sometimes, saving the world starts with simply turning off a light.

    Look up, question everything.

    instagram.com/astrokirsten/
    tiktok.com/@astrokirsten
    facebook.com/AstroKirsten/
    astrokirsten.com.au/

    #SanctuaryDocumentary #ProtectTheNight #DarkSky #LightPollution #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LakeTyrrell #DarkSkiesAustralia #AstroPuNk #DocumentaryFilm

    youtu.be/lGKbM69a5V4

  5. Saving the Night

    A Weekend at Lake Tyrrell | Inside the “Sanctuary” Documentary

    I spent a weekend at Lake Tyrrell helping make a documentary about something most people never notice, darkness.

    Teaming up with a talented French documentary filmmaker and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks, we filmed Sanctuary, an upcoming international documentary exploring the global movement to protect our remaining dark skies. Under some of Australia’s most pristine southern skies, it became clear just how rare this experience is, and how easily it could disappear.

    This isn’t just about astronomy. It’s about preserving a connection to the universe that humanity has shared for thousands of years. Because once the stars are gone, we don’t get them back.

    Sometimes, saving the world starts with simply turning off a light.

    Look up, question everything.

    instagram.com/astrokirsten/
    tiktok.com/@astrokirsten
    facebook.com/AstroKirsten/
    astrokirsten.com.au/

    #SanctuaryDocumentary #ProtectTheNight #DarkSky #LightPollution #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LakeTyrrell #DarkSkiesAustralia #AstroPuNk #DocumentaryFilm

    youtu.be/lGKbM69a5V4

  6. Saving the Night

    A Weekend at Lake Tyrrell | Inside the “Sanctuary” Documentary

    I spent a weekend at Lake Tyrrell helping make a documentary about something most people never notice, darkness.

    Teaming up with a talented French documentary filmmaker and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks, we filmed Sanctuary, an upcoming international documentary exploring the global movement to protect our remaining dark skies. Under some of Australia’s most pristine southern skies, it became clear just how rare this experience is, and how easily it could disappear.

    This isn’t just about astronomy. It’s about preserving a connection to the universe that humanity has shared for thousands of years. Because once the stars are gone, we don’t get them back.

    Sometimes, saving the world starts with simply turning off a light.

    Look up, question everything.

    instagram.com/astrokirsten/
    tiktok.com/@astrokirsten
    facebook.com/AstroKirsten/
    astrokirsten.com.au/

    #SanctuaryDocumentary #ProtectTheNight #DarkSky #LightPollution #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LakeTyrrell #DarkSkiesAustralia #AstroPuNk #DocumentaryFilm

    youtu.be/lGKbM69a5V4

  7. ROOF GONE → WE REBUILT

    A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It

    A storm in late 2025 ripped the roof clean off Anne-Maree’s observatory… the one she built herself

    and yeah… it took the roof off her house too

    priorities, right

    so we showed up

    kept her original timber frame walls, rebuilt the top with one of our custom AstroworX roof systems, and turned what was wrecked into something way more solid than before

    now she’s got a fully working observatory again…

    house roof still pending

    we all make sacrifices

    this one just happens to track galaxies

    #astropunk #astroworx #observatory #astronomy #space #telescope #stormdamage #rebuild #astrophotography #engineering

    youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

  8. ROOF GONE → WE REBUILT

    A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It

    A storm in late 2025 ripped the roof clean off Anne-Maree’s observatory… the one she built herself

    and yeah… it took the roof off her house too

    priorities, right

    so we showed up

    kept her original timber frame walls, rebuilt the top with one of our custom AstroworX roof systems, and turned what was wrecked into something way more solid than before

    now she’s got a fully working observatory again…

    house roof still pending

    we all make sacrifices

    this one just happens to track galaxies

    #astropunk #astroworx #observatory #astronomy #space #telescope #stormdamage #rebuild #astrophotography #engineering

    youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

  9. ROOF GONE → WE REBUILT

    A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It

    A storm in late 2025 ripped the roof clean off Anne-Maree’s observatory… the one she built herself

    and yeah… it took the roof off her house too

    priorities, right

    so we showed up

    kept her original timber frame walls, rebuilt the top with one of our custom AstroworX roof systems, and turned what was wrecked into something way more solid than before

    now she’s got a fully working observatory again…

    house roof still pending

    we all make sacrifices

    this one just happens to track galaxies

    #astropunk #astroworx #observatory #astronomy #space #telescope #stormdamage #rebuild #astrophotography #engineering

    youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

  10. ROOF GONE → WE REBUILT

    A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It

    A storm in late 2025 ripped the roof clean off Anne-Maree’s observatory… the one she built herself

    and yeah… it took the roof off her house too

    priorities, right

    so we showed up

    kept her original timber frame walls, rebuilt the top with one of our custom AstroworX roof systems, and turned what was wrecked into something way more solid than before

    now she’s got a fully working observatory again…

    house roof still pending

    we all make sacrifices

    this one just happens to track galaxies

    #astropunk #astroworx #observatory #astronomy #space #telescope #stormdamage #rebuild #astrophotography #engineering

    youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

  11. ROOF GONE → WE REBUILT

    A Storm Took Her Observatory… So We Rebuilt It

    A storm in late 2025 ripped the roof clean off Anne-Maree’s observatory… the one she built herself

    and yeah… it took the roof off her house too

    priorities, right

    so we showed up

    kept her original timber frame walls, rebuilt the top with one of our custom AstroworX roof systems, and turned what was wrecked into something way more solid than before

    now she’s got a fully working observatory again…

    house roof still pending

    we all make sacrifices

    this one just happens to track galaxies

    #astropunk #astroworx #observatory #astronomy #space #telescope #stormdamage #rebuild #astrophotography #engineering

    youtu.be/QB8UcsM6mQQ

  12. STAR PARTY CHAOS

    1 Night at a Star Party… BEST NIGHT EVER

    one night. that’s all it took

    rocked up to the Messier Star Party thinking it’d be a chill night looking at stars… yeah nah

    ended up interviewing Norm about a planispheric astrolabe he literally designed and built, Hugh with his home-built 6" RC, and Phil from the radio astronomy crew about what they’re doing with the dish out at LMDSS

    ran Messier Bingo, gave away prizes, pointed telescopes at the Sun, then spent the rest of the night imaging under stupidly good skies

    and somewhere in between all that… just hung out with a bunch of legends I haven’t seen in ages

    one night, way too much fun, zero regrets

    #astronomy #astrophotography #stargazing #starparty #messier #spacescience #telescope #radioastronomy #deepsky #nightsky #space #astropunk

    youtu.be/ujk5I5XRH-0

  13. STAR PARTY CHAOS

    1 Night at a Star Party… BEST NIGHT EVER

    one night. that’s all it took

    rocked up to the Messier Star Party thinking it’d be a chill night looking at stars… yeah nah

    ended up interviewing Norm about a planispheric astrolabe he literally designed and built, Hugh with his home-built 6" RC, and Phil from the radio astronomy crew about what they’re doing with the dish out at LMDSS

    ran Messier Bingo, gave away prizes, pointed telescopes at the Sun, then spent the rest of the night imaging under stupidly good skies

    and somewhere in between all that… just hung out with a bunch of legends I haven’t seen in ages

    one night, way too much fun, zero regrets

    #astronomy #astrophotography #stargazing #starparty #messier #spacescience #telescope #radioastronomy #deepsky #nightsky #space #astropunk

    youtu.be/ujk5I5XRH-0

  14. WE BUILT A LUNAR LANDER

    it’s not… it’s an observatory in Glen William, NSW

    looks like Apollo hardware, actually tracks asteroid occultations

    just normal space stuff in a paddock

    #AstroPuNk #AstroworX #Astronomy

    youtu.be/J8IESV_59Eg

  15. WE BUILT A LUNAR LANDER

    it’s not… it’s an observatory in Glen William, NSW

    looks like Apollo hardware, actually tracks asteroid occultations

    just normal space stuff in a paddock

    #AstroPuNk #AstroworX #Astronomy

    youtu.be/J8IESV_59Eg

  16. WE BUILT A LUNAR LANDER

    it’s not… it’s an observatory in Glen William, NSW

    looks like Apollo hardware, actually tracks asteroid occultations

    just normal space stuff in a paddock

    #AstroPuNk #AstroworX #Astronomy

    youtu.be/J8IESV_59Eg

  17. Drove the world’s largest Solar System, Sun in Coonabarabran all the way to Pluto.

    Jupiter is huge.
    Uranus is a gas giant.
    Passed cows too… pretty sure those were cowstaroids.

    #Astronomy #AstroPuNk

    youtu.be/3ZpuwQk41-4

  18. Drove the world’s largest Solar System, Sun in Coonabarabran all the way to Pluto.

    Jupiter is huge.
    Uranus is a gas giant.
    Passed cows too… pretty sure those were cowstaroids.

    #Astronomy #AstroPuNk

    youtu.be/3ZpuwQk41-4

  19. Moved my telescope to a new roll-off roof observatory at Starview Farm, Central Victoria, tested the setup under dark skies… then ran the whole thing remotely from my desk in Melbourne, over 300km away.

    Future of astrophotography.

    #Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteAstrophotography #AstroPuNk

    youtu.be/qZicb242d4s

  20. Moved my telescope to a new roll-off roof observatory at Starview Farm, Central Victoria, tested the setup under dark skies… then ran the whole thing remotely from my desk in Melbourne, over 300km away.

    Future of astrophotography.

    #Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteAstrophotography #AstroPuNk

    youtu.be/qZicb242d4s

  21. Moved my telescope to a new roll-off roof observatory at Starview Farm, Central Victoria, tested the setup under dark skies… then ran the whole thing remotely from my desk in Melbourne, over 300km away.

    Future of astrophotography.

    #Astrophotography #Astronomy #RemoteAstrophotography #AstroPuNk

    youtu.be/qZicb242d4s

  22. 2025 was big builds, long drives, questionable decisions, and a lot of nights under the stars.

    This isn’t just a highlight reel, it’s a look back at the wins, the struggles, and the lessons that shaped the year.

    Got a favourite moment or an idea for what comes next, let me know.

    And remember, look up, question everything. 🌌

    #AstroPuNk #Astronomy #YearInReview #2025Recap #Astrophotography #NightSky

    youtu.be/LoTxQbLSzU0

  23. 2025 was big builds, long drives, questionable decisions, and a lot of nights under the stars.

    This isn’t just a highlight reel, it’s a look back at the wins, the struggles, and the lessons that shaped the year.

    Got a favourite moment or an idea for what comes next, let me know.

    And remember, look up, question everything. 🌌

    #AstroPuNk #Astronomy #YearInReview #2025Recap #Astrophotography #NightSky

    youtu.be/LoTxQbLSzU0

  24. 2025 was big builds, long drives, questionable decisions, and a lot of nights under the stars.

    This isn’t just a highlight reel, it’s a look back at the wins, the struggles, and the lessons that shaped the year.

    Got a favourite moment or an idea for what comes next, let me know.

    And remember, look up, question everything. 🌌

    #AstroPuNk #Astronomy #YearInReview #2025Recap #Astrophotography #NightSky

    youtu.be/LoTxQbLSzU0