The winners of the "Capture the Universe" astrophotography contest have been announced and are now up for your viewing! OK, I suppose that may need some explanation.
In June, Discover Magazine and Celestron announced a contest for people to submit their best pictures of the sky using Celestron equipment. For a judge they wisely chose an experienced and seasoned astronomer, skilled in the arcane arts of astrophotography and critical analysis of aesthetics... oh wait, no they didn't, they asked me to do it. The contest ran all month, and in the end there were over 150 pictures entered. It was very tough making the choices! For example, there lots of incredible images of galaxies, but I didn't want five out of the top ten being all of one kind of object. I tried to spread it around, but even then it was difficult choosing. But I finally made my decisions, ...
