AstroPuNk<p>How Did I End Up Hosting Science Talks on a Tropical Island??</p><p>So… I somehow ended up helping host a science festival on a remote tropical island… and yeah, it was as wild as it sounds. 🌴</p><p>Welcome to Lord Howe Island Dark Skies Festival — where I ran nightscape photography courses, helped host the pub science talks (yes, actual science… in a pub), led the kids’ "Blast Off!" space class, explored the glowing light walk, visited the Lord Howe Island Distillery (because science needs gin), and spent every night imaging under some of the darkest skies on Earth.</p><p>Between the stargazing, science chaos, and way too many camera batteries, this was one of the most unexpectedly amazing trips I’ve been on.</p><p>Seriously… how did I end up here?</p><p>🔭✨🧪🍸</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/p784nyhK-hc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/p784nyhK-hc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ScienceFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DarkSkies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkSkies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LordHoweIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LordHoweIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NightscapePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NightscapePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SpaceLovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceLovers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AstronomyLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstronomyLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/StargazingNights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StargazingNights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TelescopeTime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TelescopeTime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AstroAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstroAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExploreAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExploreAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ScienceForEveryone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceForEveryone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PhotographyTrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhotographyTrip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TravelWithPurpose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelWithPurpose</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BackyardAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackyardAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AstroVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstroVibes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EducationalFun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalFun</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IslandLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IslandLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SpaceEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OutreachMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OutreachMatters</span></a></p>