Comments on: Astrophotography contest! http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/06/01/astrophotography-contest/ Sun, 20 May 2012 14:55:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/06/01/astrophotography-contest/#comment-325 Nicole Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:17:26 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-325 It doesn't say "all Celestron optics" right? Clarke refractor wins, any day. It doesn’t say “all Celestron optics” right?

Clarke refractor wins, any day.

]]> By: Nicole http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/06/01/astrophotography-contest/#comment-324 Nicole Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:16:15 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-324 Shoot, forgot about that too. "Y'all ain't reel 'mericans" I checked, my telescope and the one at the observatory here are both Meades. I'm out too! And I have zero photography skills... Shoot, forgot about that too. “Y’all ain’t reel ‘mericans”

I checked, my telescope and the one at the observatory here are both Meades. I’m out too! And I have zero photography skills…

]]> By: Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/06/01/astrophotography-contest/#comment-323 Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:15:39 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-323 Meade has had contests like this several years ago. Nice toys as prizes, but you need to already -HAVE- the toys in order to win the toys, in which case you don't need to win the toys in the first place... Kind of a Catch-22 if you know what I mean. I wouldn't mind winning the Celestron scope, but I only have Celestron SkyMaster binocs (15x70s) and would have trouble attaching them to the Nikon. Maybe I can disassemble one of the objectives and make a telephoto lens outta that... Meade has had contests like this several years ago. Nice toys as prizes, but you need to already -HAVE- the toys in order to win the toys, in which case you don’t need to win the toys in the first place… Kind of a Catch-22 if you know what I mean.

I wouldn’t mind winning the Celestron scope, but I only have Celestron SkyMaster binocs (15x70s) and would have trouble attaching them to the Nikon. Maybe I can disassemble one of the objectives and make a telephoto lens outta that…

]]> By: Some Canadian Skeptic http://noisyastronomer.com/2009/06/01/astrophotography-contest/#comment-322 Some Canadian Skeptic Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:46:56 +0000 http://astronoise.wordpress.com/?p=392#comment-322 Aaaaannnnnnndddddd.....Contestants need to be a resident of the United States. Craaaaaap. Tacular. I all the way up to the submission point before I noticed that. Just for that, I will continue to use Orion products only. Unless I get some free Celestron stuff, in which case I will happily jump ship. Meade too. Aaaaannnnnnndddddd…..Contestants need to be a resident of the United States.

Craaaaaap. Tacular.

I all the way up to the submission point before I noticed that.

Just for that, I will continue to use Orion products only.

Unless I get some free Celestron stuff, in which case I will happily jump ship. Meade too.

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