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My First Contest: The Great iOptron Giveaway

Have you ever had one of those ideas that when you have them, you slap your head and say, “Of Course!”Well, I had one of those today. Here’s the train of thought:I wanted to do...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: contests
iOptron Contest Entries

Hi Guys, I’ve been slaving away writing code for the Dark Energy Survey for the past two days and I finally have a chance to make a post. I’ve received my first entry yesterday,...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
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Contest Entry: Virgo-Coma Cluster Observing

From Jim, who states he wrote this a couple of years ago: I’ve been working through the StarWatch seasonal windows since I bought the book last fall. I didn’t really have many problems...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
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The Latest AAS Meeting, So What?

Right now, all the cool kids are playing astronomical kickball in Austin this week without me. Sure, they get lots of stuffs to post about, new science discovery-thingys to regurgitate. They even...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: about me
Contest Entry: Personal Notes on Astronomy

[Here’s a contest entry from Brian Karczewski. Thanks Brian!] It’s amazing what one show can do to a person. A few years ago I watched The Elegant Universe on Pbs Nova and immediately fell in...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
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Double Einstein Ring Found

A few days ago, during the cool-kids camp, HubbleSite released this image:Image Credit: HubbleSite This is a very interesting image. On the left, the bright blob in the center surrounded by rings...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: cosmology, astronomy porn, dark energy, gravitational lensing, hubble space telescope
iOptron Giveaway Contest: One More Week to Submit

Okay, we’re a week into to it and I’ve gotten two submissions so far: http://www.astronomybuff.com/contest-entry-virgo-coma-cluster-observing/ by...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 10 months ago • 0 responses
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Contest Entry: Planetary Nebulae

[This entry is from Brian Ventrudo, Thanks Brian!] If you have a small telescope, you may have turned it toward M57, the famous Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra. This beautiful object looks...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 9 months ago • 0 responses
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Contest Entry: Mauna Kea

[This entry is from Andrew Cooper from, according to his email, The Keck Observatory.] A dark sky, a group of curious tourists and a green laser. All you need to truly need to have a great...

Started in Astronomy Buff • 9 months ago • 0 responses
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Contest Entry: Boötes Call

[Oh man, you gotta love this title, and anyone who names their truck Ad Astra is OK in my book… This entry is from Diann Nicolai, big thanks Diann!] You know how it feels when you’re a bit...

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