Hello Folks!
The June 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:
Beginning Imaging's Finalist - zerro1:
Somewhere in the Sadr Region
10 X 4 minutes
AT65EDQ Scope
QHY8 Camera
LXD75 Mount
Calibrated with Flats and Bias
Calibrated and Stacked in Images Plus
From an Orange LP zone
Guided with PHD
DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing's Finalist - jsigone:
Here's my version of the eagle
Location: San Diego,CA
Hardware:
Scientific Explorer 152mm Mak-Newt F4.8
Celestron ASGT5 mount
Canon XS (self mod) with Astronomiks CLS-CCD clip in
50mm Autoguider/SSAG
Settings:
120mins of data
ISO 1600, 15x 8min lights, 10 darks& 0 flats
Software:
Nebulosity 2, CS4, Fitworks, DSS
CCD Imaging & Processing's Finalist - rumples riot:
Object Corona Australis or NGC6729
Scope: TSA102
Camera: QSI583WSG
Mount: Paramount Me
LRGB 160 160 140 180
Captured in MaximDL
Processed in CCDstack and PS CS3
Solar System Imaging's Finalist - CosmicDave:
Subject: Jupiter
June 29, 2011 at 0955UT
12.5" f8 homebuilt Newt, Astronomik RGB filters
DMK21 at 6500mm focal length
Sketching Forum's Finalist - nitsky:
I sketched this image of M57 during the memorial day weekend, from my backyard observatory here in Cologne, N.J.
Was using my meade 16"lightbridge. Over the course of the evening used various eyepieces with the max. being 609X and combined to render this image.
So don't delay! Visit the June 2011 CN Imaging/Sketching Contest Poll and vote for the best of the best!
