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| MALAYSIA ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITON 2000 |
| A Pictorial Journey Into Outer Space |
| Kuala Lumpur . 26th to 29th October 2000 . The Mines Shopping Fair Porte Cochere |
10 countries . 361 astrophotography entries . 51 participating astrophotographers
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The Mines Shopping Fair
The exhibition will be opened to the public from 11am to 10pm for the next four days. From what I was told, the exhibition already drew a preview crowd on the 25th as they were setting up the exhibits for the opening day (26th); That pleasantly forced the exhibition committee to keep the exhibition open till 11pm the night before. At 10.30am, the crowd was already trickling in, by 11.30am, a constant crowd was streaming through the exhibition area and it continued till closing time. This fantastic scenario was a repeated performance for the entire duration of the exhibition. I'm amazed at the number of people who have a keen interest in astronomy in Malaysia. Maybe the wonderfully dark skies they have there is a factor of inspiration.
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The Exhibition Layout
28 display boards hosting 361 photo exhibits circle the centre stage. seating capacity of 60 faces the stage. To the right of the stage, the 3D astronomical exhibit. Behind the stage, a TV programme featuring various topics about the universe. The top view of the exhibition layout |
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| To the right of the stage is a six-sided viewing box
housing a 3D-astronomical exhibit from Japan's Akiro
Inaka. That was a strong highlight of the exhibition as
people queued to glimpse the six 3D pictures featuring a
Leonid meteor shower, comet Hale-Bopp, the Lagoon nebula,
the Trifid nebula... (memory fails me with regards to the
last 2 exhibits.) The 3D-astronomical exhibit from Japan |
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Behind the stage, a 6-hour recorded programme was running on space exploration, planetary observations and other astronomical subjects. That got the attention of many, especially the children. |
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The exhibition space doesn't end here. It stretches behind the seating area to rows of tables on either side. These tables are designated spaces for a computer networking company who is covering the event, a stamp company selling their wares, an area for the display of William Optics telescopes, several local and overseas astronomical magazines and books and astrophotographs, and Starhunter Astronomical Society's information booths.
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Below, some of the photographs on exhibit.
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 On the left, Mr William Yang of William Optics. Next to him is Judy. On the right, Mr Lin Qisheng, a renowned astrophotographer in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan. |
 The Working Committee together with the guest speakers. They were flown in from Taiwan especially for this exhibition to share their experiences with the public. |
 Mr Lin Qisheng and Mr Sua Sin Zang. |
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The exhibition attracted both
astronomers and non-astronomers. Exhibition guides were
on hand to bring the public on a tour of the exhibits.
Several participating astrophotographers from Malaysia,
Taiwan, Singapore and Japan were also present. (Photo on right) Astrophotographers Vincent Tan and Teoh S.W. sharing experiences. |
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Link to the opening ceremony of the exhibition >>
Link to continue the report on the exhibition PART 2 >>
Link to more astrophotographs from the exhibition
The Interviews : Mr William Yang & Mr Lin Qisheng
| LINK TO SECOND EXHIBITION IN PENANG IN FEBRUARY & MARCH 2001 |
| LINK TO UPCOMING EVENT ASTRONOMY 2001 IN SINGAPORE |
By Lin - 03 November 2000 EarthStar Continuum
