Telescope Reviews: Dec07 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll!

Here are the DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Semi-Finalists in the CN Imaging and Sketching Contest for December 2007:

ericjacob613:

It's a composite of 6 exposure times: 16 frames each at 4, 7, 15, and 30 secs, 192 frames at 1 and 2 minutes.

Equipment: Celestron C102 refractor (500mm f/5), CG5 mount (unguided), unmodded Canon XTi, TC80N3 timer, Orion broadband LPR filter.

Pre-processed and stacked in Nebulosity. Composite created in Photoshop CS using "Blend If" layering.

The larger image is here:
http://cheapskate-astro.net/nebulae/m42-sequence-layers-v1.jpg

Strgazr27:

This was a "First Light" for my new Hutech MN-74 and Modded 40D riding on my CGE. Guided with an AT66/DSI Pro/PHD combo

NGC2244
15X300 ISO 800
Darks and Flats
Calibrated in IP Version 3
Stacked in Registar
Final processing in PSCS2

moron392:

this is a picture of the moon, and some clouds that it was illuminating. the clouds had many ice crystals in them, causing a rainbow-like effect.

Fujifilm Finepix S 5200
4 sec. exposure
zoomed in to make the lens 44mm, F/4.5

Acheron:

Here is one widefield photo of Orion taken by Canon A560 digital camera on December 4th, 2007.

1x15 sec, 4 dark frames substracted
no tracking, no light frames, lots of light pollution and slight haze near ground.

Kentari:

My entry is a wide field exposure I made in the French Provence:

Canon Eos 20D
Canon 17-40mm f/4 L USM at 17mm f/4
621x 30s at ISO 1600
Tripod - no guiding
Processing in Star Trails and Photoshop

Please click on the image for a larger version!

Clear skies,
Koen

Please note that voting will conclude on January 8th at Midnight EST.

Many thanks to all who took part in the contest!

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Which Image goes to the finals?
Users may choose only one (28 total votes)

ericjacob613:

3 10%

Strgazr27:

13 46%

moron392:

0 0%

Acheron:

0 0%

Kentari:

12 42%

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