Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Posts: 9933
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Welcome to the October 2006 Cloudy Nights Imaging/Sketching contest!
Each month the best images selected from the individual Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching forums will be presented for the userbase to vote on. The monthly winner receives the coveted Cloudy Nights t-shirt! At the conclusion of the poll, the entry with the highest total will be the winner of the contest..
Please choose your favorite out of all the images. This poll will remain open through the holiday weekend, and will end Sunday, November 26nd at midnight EST.
Here are the entries for October 2006!
MichaelW - Beginning Imaging
M33:
Loc: Washoe Zephyr Observatory
Date/Time: October 14th-25th 2006.
Orion 80mm ED on CGE.
SBIG ST2000XM Astrodon filter set.
R=7x10m;G=7x10m;B=7x10m 210 minutes total data.
No luminance.
Temerature at -15c.
Rich Handy - sketching forum
Subject: Aristillus and Autolycus Rukl: 12
Date: 10-13-06 Start: 9:15 UT End: 10:50 UT
Lunation: 20.90 days Phase: 277.5 deg Illumination: 56.5%
Colongitude: 164.8 deg Lib. in Lat.: -5 deg 40 min Lib. in Long.: +7 deg 39 min
Seeing: Antoniadi III-IV with 30 seconds of Ant. II every 20 minutes
Weather: Clear early, turning to occasional clouds mid to late during session, 10-15 knot winds late.
Telescope: 12" Meade SCT F10
Binoviewer: W.O. Bino-P with 1.6X Nosepiece.
Eyepieces: W.O. WA 20mm Plossls
Magnification: 244X
Lunation: 18.48 days Phase: 311.1 deg Illumination: 82.9%
Colongitude: 133.7 deg Lib in Lat.: -3 deg 53 min Lib in Long.: +5 deg 12 min
Sketch medium: White and black Conte' Crayons on black textured Strathmore paper.
Sketch size: 18" x 24"
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MichaelW - Beginning Imaging
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Rich Handy - Sketching
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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Great image for even an experienced photog, however, the sketch's seemingly photographic detail blows me away.
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paul hart
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/01/04
Posts: 911
Loc: Lawn Guyland, New Yawk, Earth
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Too bad I could only vote for one, they both blew me away.
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Paul
Long Island, New York
Orion Starmax 127 Mak
TScope 14" f/4.7 dob w/ F80 finder
10" f/4.8 dob
Orion 10x50 Ultraview Binoculars
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Merlin
newbie
Reged: 10/13/05
Posts: 1
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Nice work
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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omg, both are so freakin good ... i seriously dunno which one to go with.
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skids
newbie
Reged: 01/01/06
Posts: 1
Loc: Bristol, England
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Great image but had to go with the sketch,
Well done both.
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Mizar
sage
Reged: 07/06/05
Posts: 269
Loc: NE Illinois, U.S.
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They're both winners as far as I'm concerned. Great job all.
Bill
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CPC800
C80ED
PST
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Awesomelenny
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/02/04
Posts: 2356
Loc: Long: 81.42 W Lat: 41.23 N
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I agree. Quite honestly both are just superb. Beginning imaging with results like that are just phenominal. Then the sketch...I can't help but keep looking at it and seeing what patience it must take to do this.
Excellent work.
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Len
Losmandy Titan; G-11; all w/Gemini
Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
Televue Genesis SDF 101mm f/5.4
Coronado Solarmax 90 Telescope
All in a "Backyard Observatory"
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."
Psalm 19:1
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Jim D
newbie
Reged: 10/23/06
Posts: 4
Loc: Ceara, Brazil - KSA
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Not an easy choice at all - Well done for both!
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N102GT, N114GT, N8i
DS127EC, DS60EC
TV Oracle, Ray's Brackets,
VideoAstronomy
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Wes James
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 2420
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Man... you mean I can only vote for one??? You sure you guys couldn't spring forth with 2 T-shirts??? They were both so very good...
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Wes
Atlantic Beach, FL
Some bino’s from Miyauchi 5x32 Binon's up through Garrett 20x110 Signature's,
Some telescopes from a Stellarvue 80mm NHNG up through a couple of 8” reflectors…
And a wonderful 4.25" Delmarva Shiefspiegler!
Some good friends, made here on C/N.
Oh- several cats and a wonderful wife!
Anyone want a cat???? :-O
"When your work speaks for itself- Don't Interrupt" -Gamble Rogers
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BrentNZ
journeyman
Reged: 05/03/05
Posts: 7
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Yeah. They both deserve T-shirts !
How can you choose between an apple and a banana ?!?
Brent.
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liedemarie
journeyman
Reged: 09/01/06
Posts: 9
Loc: Walnut Creek, CA
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It is difficult to choose which one is the better since they are from two different fields of presentation, imaging (ccd) and sketching (drawing). Both are very nice!
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SteelersNation
sage
Reged: 09/07/06
Posts: 257
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Hey Rich, great job. It took me a second to realize I was looking at a sketch and not a photo!
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"We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."
"What I cannot create, I do not understand."
Meade 10" Starfinder
AstroSky 10" truss dob (on order..August/September '07)
Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh
www.3ap.org
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jconan
member
Reged: 05/11/06
Posts: 60
Loc: Abbotsford, B.C. Canada
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Both are extremely well done, it was hard to pick one!!
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Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
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jbrand
super member
Reged: 11/13/04
Posts: 184
Loc: IL, USA
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Great image - but I have to go with the scketch.
Jim
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Jim Brand
10" GS Reflector (customized)
127mm SVP Mak
80mm ST-80
AT 66ed
PST
ATM Refractor
Pentax & Burgess/TMB EPs
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sunnynights
member
Reged: 08/26/06
Posts: 22
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-This was a hard contest and both are clear "winners." I am voting for the sketch partly because I have "been there" on one of my last tours of the moon and think this is a great example of the value of sketching rather than quickly observing. I'll bet Rich saw far, far more than I did, with greater depth and remembrance.
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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The moon sketch for me, I don't know why but it takes me back to my comic book days and stirs memories of wonder.
I'll get my coat!
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square_peg
Postmaster
Reged: 03/26/04
Posts: 23781
Loc: Maple Valley, WA
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What great entrants! 
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Tom (Pegster)
DSH-8 (GSO Dob)
15x70 Oberwerks
SVP 100 f/6 achro
WO 66 Petzval
Sears Discoverer EQ 60/900
8x42 Regals
History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
Thucydides
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astrodon
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 1347
Loc: Hillsboro, OR, USA
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Congratulations to the entrants for their achievements!
It would be nice to have separate categories for sketching and imaging.
~Don
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Don Miller
Meade 16" f4.5 in a hot water heater tube!
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sharpstar
Vendor
Reged: 11/03/06
Posts: 2
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both are all excellent! a bit prefer M33
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badpicker
newbie
Reged: 10/12/06
Posts: 3
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I too like M33 better. But the sketch is excellent!
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Anonymous
Unregistered
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The scetch in unbelievable! There's nothing wrong with the photo, but the drawing really represents the hand skills of Rich Handy. (Now I understand the name...)
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perseus
newbie
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 4
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Very hard to compare they are both excellent in different ways. Finaly decided by saying which one would I hang on my wall? got to be the sketch
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Cow Jazz
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/24/03
Posts: 643
Loc: Toronto, Ontario
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After reading the details of the 2 images, I was stunned to see the drawing is 18" x 24"...that's a LOT of work and patience (as if processing the fine M33 image isn't!). Both are stunning images, and I agree that there should be a prize for each catagory for these two winners.
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John aka: Byrdzeye
NYAA, Toronto
Observatorium Orionis
XT10i w/PT (push-to)
ED80 on AZ3 or NexstarGT or LXD55
350D w/17-85 IS & 70-200 f4 L
Taylor guitar & IPod
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cometphreak
newbie
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 3
Loc: NE Ohio USA
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Both are excellent. Keep up the good work.
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Scope: TeleVue TV85 (Oh Yeah!)
EP: Brandon 2" 48mm widefield (OOOHHH YYYeahhh!!)
Seat: wooden milk-crate (my poor back...)
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Sinistar
member
Reged: 06/22/06
Posts: 28
Loc: San Rafael, CA
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Those are both fantastic! They show a lot of skill and attention to detail.
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Light a fire for a man, and he'll be warm today. But light a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
SV102ED
CG5 ASGT mount
Orion XT10i
Various eyepieces
Enthusiastic wife
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WadeVC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/02/05
Posts: 2776
Loc: Lodi, California,
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I thought they were both excellent!! I did, however, have to go with the sketch.
Either way, both are winners!
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Orion XTi10 f/4.7
Orion XTi8 f/5.9
Meade NGC 70mm f/10
Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binoculars
My Sketch Gallery
My Astronomy Blog
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.
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jarhead
member
Reged: 11/24/04
Posts: 28
Loc: Franklin, Tennessee USA
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An extremely difficult decision. But, I had to go with the artist. My son and I both have art background and I feel compelled to go with the sketch. It requires a different skill possessed by fewer people. Both pictures ARE TRULY WONDERFUL!!
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Hal9000
super member
Reged: 02/13/06
Posts: 159
Loc: Liverpool, England.
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Both these are equally excellent!
I think there should be separate contests: One for 'imaging' and one for 'sketching'.
Alan.
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Orion Optics 8" (Newtonian) f/6
Telrad Finder
Meade 4000 32, 9.7, 6.4mm
15mm S.Wide Angle
25mm Kellner Plossl
2 x Barlow
Orion Narrowband Filter
Pacer Binoculars 10x50
Laser Collimator
Tasco Catadioptric 3" FL 600mm (learning Scope)Ah!
Fuji S7000 Digial Camera.
Remember..."Clatu barada nicto!"
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Erix
Toad Lily
Reged: 12/25/04
Posts: 20393
Loc: Ohio, USA
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Well we have individual contests each month within the different imaging forums. Rich was the contest winner of the sketching forum this month, so his entry was forwarded on to the overall contest here.
This over all imaging contest will hopefully bring attention to all the individual imaging forums and contests. We have a lot of talent on CN and this contest is a good way to share it. 
And congratulations to both entrants. You both are an inspiration to me!
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Erika
10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350
Having Fun in the Sun!
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reboston
member
Reged: 11/29/05
Posts: 17
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What a camera can do under talented, educated control is amazing but only God's gift of patience and raw talent can produce such a sketch. Sorry brother astrophotographer, you're GREAT TOO. The sketch must take my vote.
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MichaelW
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/03/06
Posts: 1398
Loc: Cartoon City, Nirvana
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Congratulations Rich! That is definately a fine sketch indeed. 
With nearly 370 votes and a bunch of replies from people that have been registered for over a year and this is their first post, the contest has brought them out or back if nothing else.
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Michael W
Backyard Astronomer @ Washoe Zephyr: 
Arizona Sky Village: 
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kraterkid
Post Laureate
Reged: 03/07/05
Posts: 3881
Loc: Poway, California
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Thank you so much Michael, but your fine image of M33 is just awesome! Honestly, I really do think two winners would serve to highlight the best in both categories. Of course that means more tee shirts and I don't know if CN has that kind of supply. Nonetheless I just wanted to let you know you are a winner with that masterful image. And thanks to everyone who participated.
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Rich 
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Edited by kraterkid (11/27/06 09:17 PM)
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Greg K.
Reged: 12/11/03
Posts: 9933
Loc: Clifton Park, NY
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Congrats to you both, and thanks for participating 
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NexStar 11 GPS
Orion SkyView Pro 8EQ w/ Autostar
15x70 Celestron SkyMasters
Orion 90mm Mak
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