Hello Folks!
The January 2011 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.
You may ask - how good are these guys? Well, see for yourself - here is the list of this month's finalists with their work:
DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - Barry E.:
Date: 1/3/2011, 1/4/2011
Target: IC410
Telescope:
- Orion 8" f/4.9
- Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
- JMI EV-1n Focuser
- Resurfaced: Spectrum Coatings Max "R" (EAL)
Filter: IDAS LPS
Exposures: RGB: 48x300s (4.0h) @ ISO1600
Ha: 20x600s (3.3h) @ ISO1600
CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - Jared:
M81--Bode's Nebula
Captured by Jared Willson
January 27, 2011, Oakland, CA
2 Hours luminosity; 1 hour each RG&B binned 2x2
10" AT Ritchey-Chretien @ f/8; FLI ML8300; Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO; Lodestar guider; AstroDon Monster MOAG; AstroDon True Balance filters
Captured in Maxim; Reduced, registered, and stacked in Maxim; Post processed in Photoshop CS3
Sketching Forum's Finalist - IVM:
Title: Mechain’s Phantom
Description: M74 as I saw it through my 16-inch at 225x from Cherry Springs Dark Sky Park in Pennsylvania on the 29th of December, 2010. A digital drawing.
So don't delay! Visit the January 2011 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll and vote for the best of the best!
