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2003 SCT User Imaging Contest C'est Finis!
I'll take the opportunity to toast one of our own here. Mount Wilson
Observatory's new Meade LX-200 has been very well-equipped and tuned for educational and public use by Dave Jurasevich (http://www.mwoa.org/gale16.jpg). Dave has five images using this scope in the new Meade catalog. With the annual CUREA program coming up, Dave has trained four of the best of his cadre of volunteer operators in CCD use to help us out for two weeks. They learned their lessons well -- Tom Menghini is the first place winner in the Novice CCD category of the contest! And Tom beats the requirement of less than a years experience by a good nine months or so. We're bustin' buttons on our parkas with pride! Thanks for providing the opportunity, Rod! Mike Simmons P.S. Dave also got permission from USFS to take down the tree that was blocking the low south view from the 16" dome. Now, where is Mars? :-) Rod Mollise wrote: Hi Gang: The judges are in with their decisions as to the winners of the 2003 SCT User mailing list Imaging Competition. I think you'll be as impressed as I was. To see the resulting images, just go he http://www.nexstar11.com/contest/ I think 2003's images speak highly of both the skill of the folks who obstained them and the SCT's worth as an imaging platform. A special thanks to this year's sponsors: ANACORTES TELESCOPE AND WILD BIRD ASTRONOMY MAGAZINE ASTROTEC RON WODASKI SCOPETRONIX ADAM STUART The contest was a lot of work for Contest Chair Kevin Dixon and his panel of judges: Dave Cole, Michael Cunningham, and Don Wyman. But we really appreciated their efforts--especially me, since Kevin's assuming most of the duties associated with running the contest allowed me to goof-off this year! I still would like to see more entries, but based on this year's success, there will indeed be a 2004 edition kicking off in April! Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_ Like SCTs and MCTs? Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers! Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html |
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2003 SCT User Imaging Contest C'est Finis!
P.S. Dave also got permission from USFS to take down the tree that was blocking the low south view from the 16" dome. Now, where is Mars? Hi Mike: Yeah! Dynamite them danged trees, I say! :-) Peace, Rod Mollise Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_ Like SCTs and MCTs? Check-out sct-user, the mailing list for CAT fanciers! Goto http://members.aol.com/RMOLLISE/index.html |
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2003 SCT User Imaging Contest C'est Finis!
Rod Mollise wrote:
P.S. Dave also got permission from USFS to take down the tree that was blocking the low south view from the 16" dome. Now, where is Mars? Hi Mike: Yeah! Dynamite them danged trees, I say! :-) Ordinarily I'm a tree-hugger. But that tree and I were not on such friendly terms. :-) Mike Simmons |
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