Awards and Recognition

Randy Light, M.D.
2019 Texas Star Party Award
Astrophotography Popular Vote

Randy Light, M.D.
2019 Texas Star Party Award
Astrophotography Solar System - Lunar Eclipse

February 15, 2019
Tim Cowden was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Mark Spearman was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Randy Light was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Ginger Wentrcek was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of her outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Tom Campbell was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Warren Bracewell was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Karl Aufderheide was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of his outreach work in 2018.

February 15, 2019
Stephanie Hanover was recognized by the NASA Night Sky Network in recognition of her outreach work in 2018.

November 19, 2018
Tom Campbell was recognized at the November 19, 2018, meeting for the cover story he wrote about purchasing a first telescope. The cover was designed by The Observer Newsletter editor, Ginger Wentrcek.

August 17, 2018
Karl Aufderheide receives an award from the Night Sky Network for his August, 2017, participation in a public demonstration about the solar eclipse. The show was presented at the Bryan Public Library.

August 17, 2018
Dr. Randy Light was recognized at the August, 2018, meeting for his cover article about photographing star trails. The cover was designed by The Observer Newsletter editor, Ginger Wentrcek.

2018 Texas Star Party - May 6-13, 2018
Tim Cowden was awarded the Certificate of Merit for ATM Design and Construction of his 16" f/4.5 Strut Telescope.

2018 Texas Star Party - May 6-13, 2018
Tim Cowden won a People's Choice Award in the Astronomy Art Competition for his exquisite, one-of-a-kind, telescope mirror cover which was hand-painted in the likeness of Jupiter.

2018 Texas Star Party - May 6-13, 2018
Dr. Randy Light, M.D., won the People's Choice Award in the Solar System Astrophoto Contest for his collage of the solar eclipse. He photographed the event in 2017 and used his skills to combine the individual images into an elegant collage, printed on aluminum.

May, 2018
Tom Campbell reported that the Brazos Valley Astronomy Club received a Certificate of Appreciation from NASA for outreach contributions during the 2017 total solar eclipse.

April 20, 2018
Don Carona was recognized at the April, 2018, meeting for his cover articles in the 2018 Winter edition (Effects of Seeing and Transparency) and in the 2018 Spring edition (TAMU Physics Teaching Observatory).