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After that please PM one of your moderators. [Tip: There were significant changes to the rules beginning with the July 2008 contests and again in August 2008. It would be a very good idea to check the Rules and Comments thread, the link is above.] -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Edited by knuklhdastnmr (09/01/08 02:09 PM) Post Extras:       Richard Scott professor emeritus Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 708 Loc: Tampa FL Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #2631753 - 09/08/08 10:19 PM Attachment (27 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let me be the first... Crater Ptolemaeus 9 day old moon, C-11@F/10, Orion SSDSI .01 sec with moon filter Poor seeing and too much wind Richard -------------------- 11” Celestron XLT SCT Orion ED80 APO CG-5 GEM JMI NGF-CM Focuser Orion SSDSI Meade DSI Pro an assortment of 1.25” & 2" stuff all tucked inside the Blue Moon Observatory http://tinyurl.com/29b9wn Basically more scope than my abilities warrant "I know I can never look upon the stars without wondering why the whole world does not become astronomers." Thomas Wright Post Extras:       John Wunderlin Vendor - Spike-a Focusing Mask Reged: 10/01/04 Posts: 352 Loc: Mineral Point, Wi Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: Richard Scott]       #2634722 - 09/10/08 11:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Widefield and barlowed version. XT10i Brian Reed Rountable EQ platform SPC900nc 60 second avi Captured in Craterlet Processed with Registax and Photoshop elements -------------------- John Wunderlin Vendor - Spike-a Focusing Mask Empire Ranch Observatory Iowa County Astronomers Post Extras:       NyxAither scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 09/11/07 Posts: 835 Loc: Arlington VA Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: John Wunderlin]       #2654903 - 09/21/08 02:47 PM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my effort: Date/Time: 9/19/08 at about 3:00am Location: My driveway, Washington DC Equipment: Dob. mounted xt8i, 3x barlow, and SPC900NC Magnification: about 700x? Photo: 28 frames stacked in rstax4, wavelets adjusted. Transparency: 7/10 Seeing: 6/10 -------------------- Thomas ✸Orion XT8i✸Orion 80-T✸CG5 GT Mount ✸Meade DSI II Color✸Meade DSI (THANKS TODD N!!!)✸Orion 4.5" Reflector OTA✸Trusty Mac Powerbook G4✸1960's Gilbert 3" telescope✸10x50 binoculars✸SPC900NC✸ ..::*~*Clear Skies*~*::.. Post Extras:       droid rocketman Reged: 08/29/04 Posts: 3122 Loc: ohio Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: NyxAither]       #2656453 - 09/22/08 12:44 PM Attachment (10 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   First time submitting here, dont laugh to hard Ok DATE: 9-22-08 TIME: 03:30 EST SCOPE: C102HD EP : CELESTRON 17MM SILVER TOP CAMERA: HP 635 2.1 MP POINT AND SHOOT AFOCAL SHOT USING ZOOM EDITED IN PAINT SHOP PRO -------------------- andy Edited by droid (09/22/08 12:46 PM) Post Extras:       fishmagnet sage Reged: 12/11/07 Posts: 268 Loc: Satellite Beach Fla Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #2657326 - 09/22/08 08:40 PM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Image captured from Satellite Beach Florida on 9/20/08 at 0130 EDST through a Vixen ED 103S refractor using a 3X Meade Telenegative Barlow and a Philips PCVC 740K ToUcam on a Takahashi EM-11 Temma II Jr mount. Image consists of 97 AVI frames of 533 shot at 10 fps aligned and stacked in Registax 4.0 with unmask sharp and color balance applied in Photoshop CS3. Ptolemaeus is the large crater upper left of center with Alphonsus and Arzachel craters below and to the right. Albategnius is the large crater upper right and Herschel is the small crater to upper left of Ptolemaeus. *****John -------------------- Vixen ED 103S refractor Celestron C8 SCT Takahashi EM 11 Temma II Jr Astro-Tech AT66ED SBIG ST-10E CFW-8 Meade DSI Pro II monochrome CCD Atik filter wheel JMI Robofocus Philips PCVC 740K ToUcam Registax 4.0 Photoshop CS3 MaxIm DL4 The Sky 6 Astro-Lab Roxy Member Brevard Astronomical Society "Starin' at the stars in a distant galaxy; wonderin' if there's someone out there starin' back at me!" Fountains of Wayne Edited by fishmagnet (09/23/08 10:04 AM) Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 6583 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: September Bright Challenge [Re: fishmagnet]       #2673557 - 10/01/08 06:56 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Submissions are closed - best of luck in the contest! Charlie -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 3 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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