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Greg K.

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June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results
      #1056120 - 07/23/06 03:04 AM

I am pleased to announce the winner of the June 2006 edition of the Cloudy Nights Astrophotography/Sketching contest.

The winner this month is Tonk
Comet 73P-B Schwassmann-Wachmann-3 passing by M13
21 x 4 min at ISO 800 Televue 85, x0.8 FR and Canon 10D
Centered at 00:00 UT 05 May 2006.


Congratulations Tonk!



name score avg
Tonk 290 4.46
Dean Rowe 282 4.27
rumples riot 272 4.06
Paul Rix 230 3.65
Eric Graff 224 3.56


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Greg K.

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Greg K.]
      #1056122 - 07/23/06 03:06 AM

Good job, everybody - it was a tough choice this month.

Tonk, pls PM me your mailing address and t-shirt size

Thanks!

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Greg K.]
      #1056215 - 07/23/06 07:05 AM

Congratulations, Tonk! That was an awesome image.

Congratulations also to the rest of the entries. They were all superb!

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Greg K.]
      #1056306 - 07/23/06 09:50 AM

Congratulations Tonk, that's an awesome image!

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Dean]
      #1056647 - 07/23/06 03:16 PM

Congratulations Tonk! Well deserved. I really like to see images where there is something unusual to look at that is not always there. It gives the image a place in time if you know what I mean .

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Paul Rix]
      #1056989 - 07/23/06 08:29 PM

Congratulations, Tony--that is an excellent image.

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Special Ed]
      #1061981 - 07/26/06 08:29 PM

Beautiful image Tony! Congratulations!

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: kraterkid]
      #1062585 - 07/27/06 08:33 AM

Thanks guys!

Dean your M57 is mind blowing - what detail and depth! - I completely missed all this but you would have had my vote.

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: Tonk]
      #1065693 - 07/28/06 09:19 PM

Congrats Tonk! That's a beautiful shot!

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: cildarith]
      #1067847 - 07/30/06 10:41 AM

Can't resist a comet. Top job.

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Re: June Imaging/Sketching Poll Results new [Re: cometphreak]
      #1103519 - 08/19/06 09:17 PM

Thanks Tonk. Nice to see the position of two very different objects in space!!

Don

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