Telescope Reviews: May07 Imaging/Sketching Contest Finals Poll!

We are pleased and proud to present to you the Finalists in the CN Imaging/Sketching contest for May 2007:

Film Astrophotography's Finalist - RALF_T:

M51 - It´s a composite of two images. First is a shot with Fuji Superia 200, 30 minutes exposure. Second was made on hypered Tech Pan, 40 minutes. Both images were stacked and enlarged in my darkroom. The print was scanned finally.

Scope was as usual a 12inch f/5,3 ATM-Newtonian. Guiding was done by eye with an off-axis-guider.

DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - krneki:

Leo Trio (M65, M66 and NGC 3628)
Location: Slovenia
Date: April 8th 2007
Exposure: 24x300s ISO 800
Camera: Canon 350D (Baader uv/ir mod.)
Scope: Skywatcher 254/1200 + MPCC
Mount: HEQ-5 (rajiva/conrad mod.)
Guiding: SC3.2 modified ToUCam II Pro through 70/900 guidescope with Guidemaster
Processing: IRIS, Photoshop CS2 and finally saved to jpg with IrfanView.

Larger image available here.

Sketching Forum's Finalist - Kris Smet:

Kris Smet
Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel
24/05/07
8" dobson f/5
5mm Baader Hyperion ep (200x)
seeing: poor
transparancy: good

Beginning Imaging's Finalist - Dragon Man:

My image of Orion Nebula in mild H-Alpha (it is still high in our sky here)

Ken James
Taken: April 2007
Taken from my backyard
Snake Valley, Victoria, Australia

Saxon ED80
Modified Toucam 840k Pro II SC1
10 x 180 second frames captured in 'Desire'
Stacked in Registax
Processed in Photoshop
Diffraction Spikes added in Photoshop

CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - Florent:

Taken by : Florent Poiget, Pithiviers le Vieil, France
Date : May 2007

- Losmandy HGM TITAN / Gemini Goto mount
- Astro Systeme Austria 12" N f/3.8 Astrograph
- SBIG ST-10XME at -25°C
- SBIG CFW-8A

Accessories :
- Astrodon™ 1:1:1 Tru-Balance™ LRGB Filters

Conditions :
- Second Quarter and New Moon

Exposures : (Total : 17h29min. for the Luminance only on 6 nights)

Luminance :
L= (196exp. x 5 min) + (69exp. x 1min.) all in binning 1x1

Color information :
R= G = B = 12 exp. x 5 min. (binning 1x1)

Full resolution crops can be seen at this link :

http://www.poigetdigitalpics.com/M51astrograph.html

Solar System Imaging's Finalist - swalker:

Venus in UV
12.5 inch f/5.1 Discovery Newtonian
5x Tele Vue Powermate (at 8x)
Baader Venus filter
Lumenera LU075
2000 frames out of 4000
recorded 5/8/2007 23:49 UT from Chester, NH
processed in Registax 4, MaxIm DL 4.58, and Photoshop CS2

Congratulations to all of our finalists on a job well done getting to this point, and good luck in the finals!

Thanks again to all who took part in the contest!

Please note that voting will conclude on May 15th at 11:59pm EDT.

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Which Image is our winner?
Users may choose only one (580 total votes)

Film Astrophotography's Finalist - RALF_T:

11 01%

DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - krneki:

169 29%

Sketching Forum's Finalist - Kris Smet:

49 08%

Beginning Imaging's Finalist - Dragon Man:

27 04%

CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - Florent:

215 37%

Solar System Imaging's Finalist - swalker:

109 18%