You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 7964 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest!       #2262813 - 03/17/08 07:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am pleased to announce the winner of the February 2008 Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching Contest - JSnuff1! M45 The Pleiades 1/31/08 Imaging: WO FTL 110 TEC @ F/6.5, SBIG ST4000XCM Mount: Losmandy GM-8 auto guided with internal SBIG guide camera 18x600s Reduced aligned and combined in CCDSoft, touches in PS2. 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! JSnuff1, 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 -------------------- "He's dead, Jim - I'll get his wallet, you get his tricorder." - Leonard "Bones" McCoy Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 22345 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #2263041 - 03/17/08 10:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations on such an amazing image of M45! -------------------- Erika Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi. Zhumell 16", 10" LX200 Classic,Orion ED80, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm My CN Gallery * 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Post Extras:       JSnuff1 super member Reged: 12/29/04 Posts: 198 Loc: NY Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Erix]       #2264869 - 03/18/08 01:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   wow thank you for everyone that voted for me! I cant believe it since this picture was my first CCD image I took! Im quite honored to be chosen from all the other excellent and more experience imagers than I! -------------------- William Optics 110 FLT (TEC version) SBIG ST-4000XCM Gemini GM-8 Digital Rebel JGS Observatory Website Post Extras:       Bart Declercq sage Reged: 01/21/07 Posts: 200 Loc: Haaltert, Belgium Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: JSnuff1]       #2265155 - 03/18/08 08:44 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations! Tough competition this time, but you deserved to win! Can't wait to see what else you'll produce. Bart Post Extras:       Jared Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/11/05 Posts: 2531 Loc: Piedmont, California, U.S. Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: JSnuff1]       #2266959 - 03/19/08 12:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations! It's a wonderful image. -------------------- - Jared Willson TMB 152 f/8 Apochromat Fluorostar FLT-110 w/ TEC optics Stellarvue SV80S Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO Takahashi Teegul SP Mount STL-11000 Post Extras:       Mr. Bill Post Laureate Reged: 02/09/05 Posts: 3147 Loc: Just passing through..... Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Jared]       #2270466 - 03/20/08 03:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Almost 3-D.... Best image of Pleiades I've seen recently. -------------------- 10x50 Fujinon binos + 16x70 Fujinon binos + UA UniMount Oberwerk BT100 45 degree +24mm Pans + Hercules fork mount 120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser 130mm TMB 130SS f/7 APO refractor 140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor 150mm f/8 homemade achromat 8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror 10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr 15 inch f/5 Discovery "Galactic Cannon" Member IDA Post Extras:       F.Meiresonne Post Laureate Reged: 12/22/03 Posts: 3361 Loc: Eeklo,Belgium Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Mr. Bill]       #2279433 - 03/24/08 07:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's a great picture! -------------------- Freddy Meiresonne Obsession 18 inch #1638 Orion Optics 8 inch F/4.5 -1/8 wave optics -Vixen GP-E 20x80 Helios Stellar Binos 15x70 TS Marine (=Obie Ultra) 10x60 Helios Quantum 4(= Obie Mariner) 10x50 Helios Nature sport plus 8x40 Helios Nature sport plus Eyepieces in use :Pan 35,24,19, N13T6, Pentax 10 XW, N9T6, Ultrascopic 7.5, TV2, baader ortho 12.5 and 9 mm Post Extras:       jsmiller58 sage Reged: 06/19/06 Posts: 242 Loc: Out there, Way out there Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: JSnuff1]       #2287915 - 03/28/08 11:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow... Did you say "first CCD image"? Doubly amazing then!! Congratulations! James -------------------- - 90mm WO refractor - 11" Orion SCT - PlaneWave CDK17 ("Cosmic Cannon") - MallinCam Hyper Color Plus - More eyepieces than I can use - Atlas EQ-G mount - Losmandy GM-8 mount - AP 1200GTO mount - Pro-Dome-15 - An unhealthy desire to take up Astrophotography - A wife who doesn't understand my fascination with faint fuzzies, but encourages me anyway - A 17 year old son who calls me just another nut job - A 15 year old son that still thinks I am cool Post Extras:       RichD professor emeritus Reged: 11/08/07 Posts: 564 Loc: Derbyshire, UK Re: Feb08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: jsmiller58]       #2305131 - 04/04/08 04:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Amazing pic! i have never seen that much nebulosity around merope before. Congratulations -------------------- Clear skies Rich Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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