Hello Folks!
The March 2010 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll is now open!
The winning sketch or image in this contest will be posted to the front page of the Cloudy Nights Website for the whole world to see and admire. More importantly, your vote could help the winner score the highly coveted Cloudy Nights T-Shirt!
You may ask - how good are these guys? Well, see for yourself - here is the list of this month's finalists with their work:
Beginning Imaging's Finalist - Scott Mitchell:
Object: Leo Trio
Camera: Canon XSi (not modded)
Scope: William Optics 66SD
Guiding: Meade DSI Pro through LX90
Subs: 1 hour 16 minutes of 4 minute subs
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village
Date: 03/27/10
DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - Barry E.:
Date: 3/5/2010
Target: M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
Telescope: Orion 8" f/4.9 w/Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Camera: Canon 40D (modified)
Filter: None
Exposures: 36x300s (3.0h) @ ISO800
Framing: North is up, 60% Crop
CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - AntonFarmis:
Location : Mt Parnon
Telescope : WO 105 APO TRIPLET Zenith star f7
Camera : QHY9 - QHY filter wheel
Mount : SW EQ6 Pro
Guiding : SW ED80, PHD v11
Exposure : 12x900 sec in Astronomic 2" 12nm Ha
6x300 sec RGB (per each filter with Astronomic 2" )
Software : EZCap, Nebulosity 2, Photoshop SC3.
Solar System Imaging's Finalist - WayneJ:
This Mars, captured two weeks past opposition, was the result of hours of shoveling snow to clear the pad for the scope after we received over 50" of snow in less than a week. High pressure that moved in behind the record-setting nor'easters coupled with a southerly jet stream made for very good seeing.
10" SCT @ f/53.5
Skynyx 2.0m
Astronomik RGB
Sketching Forum's Finalist - Roel:
I made a sketch of the nice solitairy crater Hercules (69km wide). I used my old 4" Polarex Unitron for this sketch. Magnification was 300x (5mm Plossl).
This is the raw sketch, made behind the eyepiece. HB Pencil on white paper. Original size of the sketch is 4" by 2".
So don't delay! Visit the March 2010 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll and vote for the best of the best!
