Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2009

[Psychobilly]

SO when do you give up the Day job to become a full time Astro nut...

I know there are many days when I wish I could do it...

I am sure anything you do will be well worth it ...

Peter...

[RobH]

Just caught this thread.....I agree, it does make a mockery of it.

Call me old fashioned, but the way I read 'image taken yourself', means that you have set up the scope, ironed out all the bugs, sweated for weeks with your system, and then dashed out between clouds to grab a few more subs...you know....done it yourself

Why not just download some Hubble data and process that....I see no diference in doing that and using a robotic scope other than the fact that, in many cases, you've paid some money to the scope owner for time on the instrument.

As Steve says, in that case it's all about processing.

Rob

[SteveL]

OMG, you going up with STS-125 Hubble servicing mission?

You wanna see what I will be using in a few weeks...

:-)

I'll be taking the pics...on site. not in the UK (not in Spain either...)..I can say no more...

[NickH]

Steve...you have no idea how close you are...

:-)

[Psychobilly]

What they are going to leave you behind as Astronomer in Residence :)

[NickH]

lol....

Bit closer to Earth..

[jgs001]

Sounds to me like you're gonna get an up close view of STS125 and then VIP viewing for the launch...

[NickH]

Hmm... well not quite

Give ya a clue...

It's up a mountain top...it's several thousand miles from here... and it's very very very very very big..

And they have invited me (fully paid for) to take 3 cameras of my choosing (already sorted that part), my laptop and spend two days/nights imaging.. connected to the prime focus, and it's not Faulkes North or South, it's way bigger...

[Trevor]

*%^$£ “£%^$$$^ Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…………….

One Avi of Saturn please if you get a chance dependent on which scope hahaaaaaaa which scope grrrr..

Trev.

[NickH]

I think the skynyx would look very silly attached to it...

anyway they have a camera which does 20fps to hand... so I believe ;-)

[NickH]

Hmm which scope... decisions decisions...

;-)

[Jeff RV]

"Mauna Kea" me thinks?

Jeff.

[NickH]

Oooh...yer warm...which is more than I will be..

[Psychobilly]

In a high dry desert in the southern hemisphere perhaps ...

SC1 moded webcam in the list...

[NickH]

Not that far south...

[Psychobilly]

I didn't mean the south pole one somewhere less chilly perhaps...

Peter...

[NickH]

I know.... but you're paranally too far south....

[Psychobilly]

like it had to google it....

Awesome trip I am not at all jelaous and a compulsive liar....

[Jeff RV]

So I'ts not "Chile" enough there then peter, so nothing to do with twins then Nick?

Jeff.

[NickH]

Nope...by George...

[Psychobilly]

The clue and it's a huge one is in post #42....

[Jeff RV]

Being the div that i am, i suppose I'd better ask 36"?

Jeff.

[NickH]

Add a few dozwen inches... like about 164

[Jeff RV]

And that's just the guide scope!!

Jeff.

[RobH]

You monumentally lucky chap.....yes, I'm green with envy

Palomar eh!!!

Cheers

Rob