You are not logged in. [Login] 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: 5852 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest!       #2330705 - 04/16/08 06:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I am pleased to announce the winner of the March 2008 Cloudy Nights Imaging and Sketching Contest - Jim Lafferty! IC 443, the Jellyfish Nebula, a galactic supernova remnant approx 5,000 light years distant in the constellation Gemini. Imaged over 4 nights on Jan 12-13-14-15, 2008, with my FSQ106N and ST2000xm (Astrodon Filters) riding on a Takahashi NJP. 200 minutes of Ha was used for the luminance, 100 mins of SII for the red channel, 200 min of Ha for the green channel, and 100 mins OIII used for the blue channel (all unbinned, 20 min subs). Total exposure was 6.6 hours. 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! Jim, 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 -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       HANTO sage Reged: 08/24/07 Posts: 212 Loc: Unterallgäu, Bavaria, Germany Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #2330754 - 04/16/08 07:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jim, congratulations on your win! Indeed, a very impressive picture! Best regards Torsten Post Extras:       Jim Lafferty sage Reged: 06/30/07 Posts: 345 Loc: Southern California Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: HANTO]       #2331109 - 04/16/08 11:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW-thanks to everyone including the imagers/sketchers in the contest this month. I was "blown away" when I saw the kind of stuff everyone is doing in their respective genre. This hobby has really improved over the years in the ability of "everyday people" to produce exciting results! Regards to all, Jim -------------------- Jim Lafferty Southern California TOA130 FSQ106N FS60c C9.25 AT66 NJP Temma II EM200 Temma II ST2000XM/CFW-10 with Astrodon TruBalance LRGBHaSIIOIII filters E-finder/SBIG Remote Guide Head for guiding DF-2 Autofocuser OPTEC TCF-S POD XL-5 www.scopetrader.com/shogun http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=28405&cat=500 Post Extras:       Jim McGee journeyman Reged: 04/21/07 Posts: 9 Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #2332828 - 04/17/08 12:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Congratulations! That is an excellent image. Jim McGee Post Extras:       rs562 newbie Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1 Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Jim McGee]       #2334358 - 04/17/08 05:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The photo is outstanding. Surely the result of MANY hours! Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 19141 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: rs562]       #2335492 - 04/18/08 09:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jim, congratulations! That was an amazing image. -------------------- Erika Amateurs' Stories 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 My CN Gallery Post Extras:       THEPLOUGH Nailed Again Reged: 01/11/08 Posts: 1794 Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Erix]       #2351084 - 04/25/08 10:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I did not vote as I missed the dead line. But I have to say the Jellyfish Nebula would have got my vote, The colors were amazing.... Is their any way of finding out in advance when the COMPERTITIONS run.... -------------------- Nexstar 8SE 9x50 Finder scope 13mm Hyperion 6.3 Focal reducer 17mm Hyperion 2x X-Cel Barlow 17AH Celestron power tank Geoff.. C.. CU.. EN.. UK.. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither one can be retrieved.... Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 5852 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: THEPLOUGH]       #2352734 - 04/26/08 06:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Geoff - Have a look here for your answer... Charlie -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       THEPLOUGH Nailed Again Reged: 01/11/08 Posts: 1794 Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: Charlie Hein]       #2352736 - 04/26/08 07:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the information Charlie..... -------------------- Nexstar 8SE 9x50 Finder scope 13mm Hyperion 6.3 Focal reducer 17mm Hyperion 2x X-Cel Barlow 17AH Celestron power tank Geoff.. C.. CU.. EN.. UK.. Don't use time or words carelessly. Neither one can be retrieved.... Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 5852 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: Mar08 Winner - CN Imaging - Sketching Contest! [Re: THEPLOUGH]       #2353336 - 04/26/08 02:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My pleasure, sir! Charlie -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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