Lathroum
newbie
Reged: 10/10/08
Posts: 3
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I'm new here... I just bought a ETX60 for $15 at a yard sale...I was just amazed when I could actually see Jupiter... (the small spot it was)
Then I saw THE HORSEHEAD on here... WOW!!!
I have never seen anything like that in my life... The color and composition are amazing... Send it to NASA and get your dream job now...
Philip
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waytoxic
newbie
Reged: 03/07/08
Posts: 2
Loc: Lancaster, Ca
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The photographs were great, but the sketch was fantastic. I have trouble drawing stick men. The sketching is a lost art. I liked it the best.
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george golitzin
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Reged: 02/24/06
Posts: 65
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Wow. I can't believe what I'm seeing. Detail on Io, for crying out loud, and a classic Horsehead, with rich detail. But the Butterfly nebula just took my breath away--beautiful composition and fine detail, just perfect really.
Thanks to all the finalists, you're all amazing!
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vlad dumitrescu
newbie
Reged: 09/08/08
Posts: 5
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ummm it's a tough choice because all the images look great... finally i had to choose between voyager like Jupiter and the Butterfly ... i will go with the Butterfly, amazing skies in Finland even if the " lights are much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go doooowntooooown..." 
Edited by vlad dumitrescu (11/12/08 02:31 AM)
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ASTERON
sage
Reged: 11/24/07
Posts: 475
Loc: ISRAEL
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I placed my vote and then I started crying  because all of the submitted work deserves a prize !
Kudos to all finalists
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Meade 12" LX200R (GE mounted)
Takahashi FSQ 106 ED
WO 90mm Megrez "Fluorite" Doublet
WO 66mm (Petzval)
ETX125PE
Garret Optical 25X100 Binoculars
Lunt LS60T50HaDS BP1200/FT
Lunt LS60CaK BP1200/FT
Orion Atlas EQG Mount
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mihai_sarb
member
Reged: 10/31/06
Posts: 22
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I think that for me (as for many others here) the contest is so close this month that the vote is just a matter of mood (tomorrow I might have voted something else...).
But detail on Io? That won my vote today... (still thinking of the cold nights in Finland for that Butterfly...)
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ETX70AT
DSIPro
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RGB
newbie
Reged: 10/21/08
Posts: 1
Loc: WV
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Hard to pick a winner IMHO. They are all incredible. Good luck to all and congratulations to whoever wins.
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jelwot
newbie
Reged: 11/25/07
Posts: 1
Loc: york north yorkshire united ki...
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They are all outstanding achievements, but M27, wow that is realy something special.
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Arthur Dent
Galactic Hitch-Hiker
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1177
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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WOW! What fantastic photos & sketch.
I was torn between the Butterfly Nebula and the photo of Jupiter.
The Butterfly Nebula just got it by a nose (but it was AWFULLY HARD to choose).
As already mentioned, the photo of Jupiter looked just like a Voyager image. How on Earth (no pun intended) did you manage to get such a superb photo??!?
Congrats to all the finalists (makes me want to give up any pretensions of imaging now)!
Art
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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ilias200400
newbie
Reged: 02/07/07
Posts: 4
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Didn't know which one to choose, but I also voted for the mooon sketch. Amazing!
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CollinofAlabama
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/24/03
Posts: 1176
Loc: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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This is cruel and unjust punishment to have some one choose only one winner!
What he said! Man, this one was TOUGH! I finally chose the DSLR of the Horse Head and Flame Tree Nebulas. But if the hand sketch of the young crescent, Jupiter and Io, or the Finnish Butterfly Nebula win, I won't cry. All these are just spectacular entries and worthy of praise. Three cheers for ye artesan blokes. Hip, hip, hooray!
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sunnynights
member
Reged: 08/26/06
Posts: 23
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More wonderful presentations and another difficult choice. Richard's just had that "floating in air" visualization that I find so appealing, and so rare, in a good view, so I voted for this one. Thanks.
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DDJ
newbie
Reged: 10/21/08
Posts: 2
Loc: western washington
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All of these are grand. I'll never photograph these but I hope to view them. Thankyou for all your fine views of the universe
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rumples riot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/01/04
Posts: 2486
Loc: South Australia
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This is one of the toughest competitions that I have yet entered. The images from all the other categories besides the one my image is entered are simply fantastic work. Whom ever wins, this is so well deserved. Congrats to all other competitors for superb images.
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How to peltier cool a C14 SCT
SOUTH CELESTIAL POLE
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Richard Scott
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 732
Loc: Tampa FL
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Rumples…
I agree with you on the quality of the other contestant’s offerings. All of them are first rate.
I have followed your work on Jupiter for a while, and I don’t know anyone who has surpassed your captures. Setting aside the favorable location in the sky, You The man!
I have never made an imaging run off before, and when I saw what my M27 was up against, a sigh of resignation followed.
I have no doubt that any of them could make APOD.
Whoever wins this, well done my friend!
Richard
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11” Celestron XLT SCT
Orion ED80 APO
NEQ-6 Pro
JMI NGF-CM Focuser
Orion SSDSI
Meade DSI Pro
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
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markseibold
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 01/19/08
Posts: 1082
Loc: Portland Oregon
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To all
[quote from Waytoxic] >
"The photographs were great, but the sketch was fantastic. I have trouble drawing stick men. The sketching is a lost art. I liked it the best."
Thank you -
I want to reiterate that sketching art is not really lost; it is just that the digital photography world has oversaturated the internet (ie; cell cameras are everywhere now) which renders hand drawn art as a unique artform again.) Anyone can take the time to try it and practice a little. It only costs your time say, away from a rerun TV show on any clear evening! Perhaps a little initiative and passion of desire to do it. 
To those who voted for my sketch, thank you very much; the moderator Charlie, allowed me some extra time to squeeze this entry in just past the date deadline, although I did the entire sketch in about 15 minutes (the terminator line was very roughly rendered in only a 5 minute period with a 14" lunar disc at a remote location due to clouds approaching fast on Halloween evening. I never finished the dark side until later from scratched in reference lines and the earthshine was not completed until another few minutes from quick memory after the moon was obscured by clouds. I had already photographed the nearly finished pastel image that night within minutes of the deadline; so I feel that for those who liked it and voted, to keep in mind that it was my least favorite work of any that I have rendered of celestial attempts at pastel sketching for the past two years, possibly due to time constraints, it turned out somewhat animated and not as surrealistic as I had planned.
So here is the actual final image that I missed getting entered, to photograph until daylight the next morning. - Mark >
My Gallery >
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=37924&cat=500
Brief photo tutorial below>
*Also, as many asked what else I have done with art; my entire life of art and astronomy can bee seen here >
www.myspace.com/marksolarprophet
Edited by markseibold (11/14/08 05:39 PM)
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cvedeler
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/20/05
Posts: 2160
Loc: Scottsdale, AZ
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Wow! Pretty amazing work everyone! I'm privileged to have my Horsehead image among such an awesome Dumbbell, truly amazing Butterfly, a Hubble-Like Jupiter and remarkable Moon sketch.
Thanks to everyone for the kind words about my image. Great equipment makes all the difference.
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Astro-Physics 160EDF
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Q453HR / QHY8 CCD camera
Canon 450XSi
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Scottsdale, AZ
Edited by cvedeler (11/13/08 09:33 PM)
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Erix
Toad Lily
Reged: 12/25/04
Posts: 22342
Loc: Ohio, USA
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As always, my great respect to the Sketch entry -- they never seem to win, but they are never fail to impress!
Actually, there have been two months where the sketchers did indeed win the overall contest. 
It's tough to do when there are so many wonderful camera/webcam images, though. You guys are amazing!
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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
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WadeVC
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/02/05
Posts: 2831
Loc: Lodi, California,
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Holy Shmoley...they are all awesome! 
But alas, I have a lot of respect for the talents of the many fine astrophotographers here, but Mark got my vote with his Moon Sketch.
Although only one person can win the contest, the rest are certainly not losers by any means.
Best of luck to ALL the finalists!!
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Orion XTi10 f/4.7
Orion XTi8 f/5.9
Meade NGC 70mm f/10
Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binoculars
My Sketch Gallery
My Astronomy Blog
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top.
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mark47
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/21/07
Posts: 620
Loc: Scotland
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In my book they are ALL winners!!
John
Which to choose?
Fantastic images, one of the strongest contested for a long time. IMHO.
Mark
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Celestron C6-NGT.
Equinox 80mmED on a Porta Mount.
William optics 2" Dielectric Diagonal.
Baader Hyperion 24,13 & 8mm EPs
Celestron 1.25" EP Kit.
Antares 25,15,10mm Plossl.
Orion 12.5mm Illuminated Reticule Plossl.
Baader Neodymium, OIII, UHC-S Filters.
Antares ALP Filter.
Canon EOS 350D.
Dark Skies Everyone.
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