2001 Astrophotography Contest
WINNER - WIDE FIELD CATEGORY
WINNER - BEST OF SHOW
Photographer: Kevin Conod
Description: Summer Triangle with Milky
Way
Exposure: 2 minutes
Film: Kodak Royal 1000
Lens: 28 mm with fish-eye adapter
Location: Belleplain State Forest, NJ
2001 Astrophotography Contest
Photographer: Angelo Restivo
Description: M37 Star Cluster
Exposure: 2 minutes
Film: Fuji 800
Telescope: 3 inch refractor
Location: Washington Township, NJ
2001 Astrophotography Contest
WINNER - SOLAR SYSTEM CATEGORY
Photographer: Jim Piombino
Description: Christmas Solar Eclipse
Exposure: 1 second
Film: Kodak 400
Telescope: 8 inch Meade
Location: Fair Lawn, NJ
This image of the red planet was taken
by Gene Faulkner through a tele-extender with a 15 mm eyepiece and an orange
filter. Exposure was one second on Kodak 800 film.
An image of M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy
by Gene Faulkner.
This 30 second exposure of NGC 6946 was
taken by Gene Faulkner. It is a faint (magnitude 8.9), large galaxy with
a bright
center. It is located in the constellation
Cepheus.