Charlie Hein
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I am pleased to announce the winner of the November 2007 Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching Contest - Bart Declercq!
Mosaic of Moretus/Clavius region - October 31st 2007 3h00 UT
Each of the 6 frames is a stack of 256/2500 frames at 1/30s exposure per frame.
Camera: DMK31AF
Telescope: Celestron C9.25
2x barlow extended to an effective x2.7 (so FL approx. 6.4m)
To all of you who took the time to stop by and vote for your favorite submission - thank you so much! Your participation really makes the contest!
To all the contestants - every one of your submissions is worthy of winning. Congratulations to all of you on a job done very well indeed!
Bart, congratulations on your win! Please contact me via PM with your t-shirt size and also the address where you want us to send it!
Charlie
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WadeVC
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Congratulations Bart!! That is one of the most detailed photos of the Moon I have seen in a long time; it is as if I can just reach out and touch the surface.
Very nice indeed!! 
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Glassthrower
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Congrats Bart. You blew away all of us and the competition with that stunning "orbital" shot. 
You truly deserve this one - no offense to the others whose images were awesome as well. The other contestants (myself included) were doomed from the start to be runners-up to a superb image like Bart's. The minute he uploaded it to CN, he won. 
Congrats again Bart!
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Jeremy Perez
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Bart, your image is amazing. Congratulations! 
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Bart Declercq
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Thanks all for the votes! I've rarely got the seeing here in Belgium to produce images like this one, but that time I did, I'm still waiting for the magic combination of a high moon and excellent seeing, we'll see what I can get then :-)
To see the original mosaic at its optimal size, you can check it out here.
Bart
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soreneck
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Congratulations Bart, truly a legendary image of the night sky's best target! I teach astro courses to high school students, and with your permission, would like to use your image in future presentations.
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Bart Declercq
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Congratulations Bart, truly a legendary image of the night sky's best target! I teach astro courses to high school students, and with your permission, would like to use your image in future presentations.
By all means, permission granted! I'm happy for my images to be used to get kids interested in astronomy!
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soreneck
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Great, thanks!
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Adam
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Skywatcher EQ-6 Pro
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w orchid
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Simply awesome.
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HendyPhoto
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Outstanding!!! That is absolutely amazing! Congratulations!
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MADRID SKY
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Bart, congratulations.
You captured one of those rave shots that push the amateur limits further and over time they become a legend.
Your shot is the proof of a new digital era that is already here. Just mind-blowing and jaw-dropping, man!
Bless you
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b1g bleu
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Awesome work, Charlie, especially the image of the child (at 7 o'clock along the edge) sucking on a bottle! 
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Edited by b1g bleu (01/02/08 10:22 PM)
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Nick Cook
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Wow, you could almost be there! 
Congratulations,
Nick
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