JohnMurphy
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« on: July 23, 2009, 10:45:31 pm » |
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Got an e-mail the other day from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich that my photo of M45 is on the shortlist for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009 competition. I don't expect it to go much further as its no Ayiomamitis, but its nice to get this far. I took this in very windy conditions on 29th Dec 2008, 23 x 30 sec at ISO 800 on my crappy C8N-GT.
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 11:23:59 pm » |
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John, that is excellent news!. To get short listed at all is a major deal...congratulations and I hope you get it. Gorgeous image it is too.
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markt
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 11:52:32 pm » |
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Superb image John and congratulations on your achievement
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 11:55:52 pm » |
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Congratulations John, I second the other comments, great image!!
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jgs001
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2009, 12:09:08 am » |
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Well done John, and a lovely image too. Good luck
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John Canon 450d, EF-S 18-55 IS, 55-250 IS, Raynox DCR250 HQE5 + C80ED & Vista 80s. NexStar Skymax 102 SLT. *** My Astro Blog ***
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JohnMurphy
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2009, 01:21:58 pm » |
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Thanks for the kind comments guys. I don't think it'll go any further than shortlist. I know if I was one of the judges it wouldn't even have got this far, I mean come-on. Tons of tracking errors, no flat frames used, it's even badly cropped.
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jgs001
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2009, 01:31:52 pm » |
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Ah, but did you tell them that ? If it was just the image submitted, those sorts of things may not show up...
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John Canon 450d, EF-S 18-55 IS, 55-250 IS, Raynox DCR250 HQE5 + C80ED & Vista 80s. NexStar Skymax 102 SLT. *** My Astro Blog ***
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Paul
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2009, 09:15:52 pm » |
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Oh, best of luck John! Yes, I can se its technical imperfections too, but look at it like this.... 1) It's got all of the 7 Sisters in it. 8 of which have diffraction spikes on them 2) It has the Merope Nebula, and indeed much more nebulosity 3) You have, with considerable success, reduced the Sodium LP by reducing the red channel. It's a winner I reckon, Good Luck! Paul.
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JohnC
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« Reply #8 on: July 27, 2009, 12:32:21 pm » |
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Getting this far is a great achievement in itself - just imagine what you are up against, too. Well done.
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