"2009 Ice In Space Almanac" - the coffee table book?

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Coffee-table style, short run books are very easy to design, print and distribute these days. Most of the large photo chains can supply them at a very reasonable cost per unit.

What if we all contributed our best personal photo taken over the past 12 months and produced a book (as per Jeanette's original thought here: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...t=39606&page=4 ) ? Each photo might also be accompanied by the author's blurb on the opposite page.

I think it'd be a ripper idea personally.

EDIT: There is a poll running here which asks the basic questions of you - would you be interested, and if so, for how much?


Here's a suggestion for the front cover, a set of opposing pages, and now for single-page sets too:

[Octane (Humayun)]

+1.

Onya, Jeanette and Chris.

You can get Big Mike's Centaurus A page ready.

Regards,
Humayun

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

what a great idea !!

although nothing i have taken, is hardly worthy ... maybe set a date for pics taken, so we can co-ordinate entries?

i mean, in the current climate, it would be a book full of Lagoon nebula pics !!

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

check your link Chris...I get "Image not found"

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Beat me to it Chris.

I can see one chapter showing the full diversity of members scopes and mounts.
Imaging rigs, big dobs, ATM's, top of the range Taks as well as the more modest scopes and mounts that the majority of us have.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

check your link Chris...I get "Image not found"

Sorry Paul - does that work now? I replaced the original image with one that incorporates a white border. The black page on a black website background lost its ability to show you the edge of the page.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

check your link Chris...I get "Image not found"

Paul, check the posts on the bottom of page 4 and the top of page 5.

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

It wasn't a problem with the image....I simply got a page that said "Image not found"

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Oops...sorry - you meant the page link. Works OK for me?

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by toryglen-boy

what a great idea !!

although nothing i have taken, is hardly worthy ... maybe set a date for pics taken, so we can co-ordinate entries?

i mean, in the current climate, it would be a book full of Lagoon nebula pics !!

Everyone's images are absolutely fine Duncan! Everyone is at their own skill level. What we'd make sure of is that everyone got to supply just one of their images from the last 12 months. This way the more experienced astrophotographers wouldn't be over-represented, and the novices would each have a spot. Equality for all. When you pick up the 2009 edition in a couple of years time, you'll see how far you've come.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Just throwing out ideas here.

Members Observatories- maybe if someone has taken a series of step by step images along with some blurb to explain what's happening during each step, that would be very interesting to lots of peeps.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

There's sure to be heaps of Etas, Lagoons, Omega Centauri's etc.
Variations of a theme. Same object, different scope/camera/widefield/up close and personal.
I'd love to see Geoffro's (inmykombie) spiral moon collage make it into the book. He did such a great job with that.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Perhaps include a companion cd/dvd of helpful files e.g. Bambo's 600

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I like that idea too. Though it would push the cost up.
It could include tutorials by members, on processing, polar aligning, drift aligning etc.

[toryglen-boy (Duncan)]

right then!!

well, we better get some good weather, and get a good pic taken

[Alchemy (Clive)]

glossy full colour ?

how many pages ?

and..... how much $ ?

looks like a fun idea. i think if you want a coffee table book stick to pics and simple ... not too technical.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

An example of pages 17 & 18.... ? Maybe just a presentation idea?

[erick (Eric)]

Yep, the bottom line question - how much would you pay?

[h0ughy (David)]

sounds good - but a lot of work for who ever runs with it

[h0ughy (David)]

LOL i see your at page 17 there chris!