The astrophotography competition presents spectacular heavenly images
With his love of science fiction and photography, it seems that Ian Inverarity has always been destined to become involved with astrophotography. Key points: A mechanical engineer from Adelaide has won this year’s David Malin astrophotography award Amateur astrophotography is booming as a hobby as technology becomes more advanced and affordable This year’s competition entered the smartphone category for the first time Mechanical engineers have been capturing the wonders of the night sky for several years now, traveling to regional South Australia in search of the perfect shot. He said the addictive pursuit took him to Gawler, north of Adelaide, about once a month. And many nights and hours in darkness have paid off, with his photo of an old gum tree at Gawler shrouded in mist before the Milky Way picks up this year’s David Malin astrophotography award in New South Wales. “It’s relatively unusual. Out of the seven years or so I’ve been going there, I’ve only encountered fog at night,” I