I'm very pleased to announce that once again, Discover Magazine and the venerable telescope company Celestron have teamed up for the Capture the Universe astrophotography contest!
The rules are pretty simple. Just like last year, you have to register on the Celestron images website, read the rules, and then enter your picture(s). An important caveat: at least one piece of equipment you use must have Celestron optics.
Once again, my mind control beam has worked perfectly: Discover Magazine and Celestron picked me to judge the entries. I won't tell you outright what might win and what might not, but like last year, I'm looking for beautiful images, interesting images, out-of-the-ordinary images. For example, the picture to the left won last year because it was such a cool idea - the photographer took a picture of every planet in the solar system (except Earth, and, for you diehards, Pluto) and the ...