VdS medal

The VdS medal was awarded by the Vereinigung der Sternfreunde (VdS) once a year from 1999 to 2009 for work earned in the field of amateur astronomy . The award was replaced by the German Prize for Astronomy .

The medal was accompanied by a cash prize and a public award.

Award winners

1999: Michael Jäger, Vienna , for the discovery of his comet Jäger (Komet) (1998 U3).
2000: Walter Kutschera, Vogelsberg , for the longstanding organization of the International Telescope Meeting Vogelsberg (ITV).
2001: Wolfgang Lille, Bremen , for his sun photos that have been outstanding for decades

2003: Martin Mayer, Violau , for the establishment and operation of the Violau public observatory .

2004: Georg Dittié, Bonn , for his public domain program Giotto .

2005: Joachim Herrmann , Recklinghausen , for decades of popular education in the field of amateur astronomy.

2006: Hans-Günter Diederich, Darmstadt , for his many years of work in the field of amateur astronomy.

2007: Werner Braune, Berlin , for his decades of work in the field of variable stars.

2008: Sonja Enke, Windhoek ( Namibia ) for the development of Namibian amateur astronomy.

2009: Peter Völker

2011: Peter Riepe

2017: Wolfgang Busch

2019: Gerhard Lehmann