And the Winners Are...

Congratulations to the following winners of the IISis2 2nd Birthday Competition!

• 1st Prize Winner - Rob
• 2nd Prize Winner - FNQ_View
• 3rd Prize Winner - EzyStyles

Many thanks to the IISis2 sponsors for their support and sponsorship of the competition.

And many thanks to the members of IceInSpace for their continuing valued support and for taking part in the competition.

Click to Enlarge Mike (iceman) from IceInSpace on the left, Paul Mayo (Sky Lab:Astronomy Software) on the right

The IISis2 competition is to celebrate the 2nd birthday for IceInSpace!

On the 13th September 2004, a small homepage of Mike Salway, called IceInSpace, went live. Over the last 2 years, the site has grown to become one of the biggest and most active astronomy communities in the Southern Hemisphere.

This competition is to celebrate our birthday, and to reward the community with the chance to win some great prizes. To encourage participation in this competition, the questions will be multiple choice, and to be in the draw to win the prizes, you only need to get 1 answer correct!!

The competition is kindly sponsored by:

The competition will be in the form of 30 multiple choice quiz style questions about astronomy, and you will have two weeks to get your entries in. The competition is to open to members of IceInSpace who have been registered for at least 1 month, and have made at least 5 posts.

The prizes, thanks to our generous supporters are:

1st place

• An Orion Solar System CCD Imaging Camera from Sirius Optics (valued at $225)
• A Stellar Seat from the Stellar Supply Co (valued at $177) 
• A copy of STAR Atlas:PRO™ - Advanced Edition - Level III from SKY:Lab Astronomy Software (valued at $149)
• An Astronomy Calendar 2007, Milky Way Chart, Star Chart and Moon Phase Map from Astrovisuals (valued at $105)
• A copy of CopyToDVD software by VSO Software (valued at $64.50)

Click to Enlarge Orion Solar System CCD Imaging Camera		Click to Enlarge Stellar Seat		Click to Enlarge STAR Atlas:PRO™ - Advanced Edition - Level III		Click to Enlarge Astrovisuals Prize Pack		Click to Enlarge CopyToDVD Software

2nd place

• 8 hours of remote imaging time on the Southern Astro Observatory (valued at $199)
• An Astronomy Calendar 2007, Milky Way Chart, Star Chart and Moon Phase Map from Astrovisuals (valued at $105)
• 1-year Subscription, S&T Pocket Sky Atlas and Hubble 15 years DVD from Australian Sky & Telescope (valued at $87.00)
• A copy of CopyToDVD software by VSO Software (valued at $64.50)
• $50 gift voucher at Sirius Optics (valued at $50)  

Click to Enlarge Southern Astro Remote Imaging		Click to Enlarge Astrovisuals Prize Pack		Click to Enlarge AS&T Subscription		Click to Enlarge CopyToDVD Software		Click to Enlarge $50 gift voucher at Sirius Optics

3rd place

• A 2nd-hand University Optics 17mm Plossl 2" barrel wide field eyepiece from Gecko Optical Classifieds (valued at $120)
• An Astronomy Calendar 2007, Milky Way Chart, Star Chart and Moon Phase Map from Astrovisuals (valued at $105)
• A copy of CopyToDVD software by VSO Software (valued at $64.50)
• $50 gift voucher at Sirius Optics (valued at $50)

Click to Enlarge 2nd-hand University Optics 17mm Plossl		Click to Enlarge Astrovisuals Prize Pack		Click to Enlarge CopyToDVD Software		Click to Enlarge $50 gift voucher at Sirius Optics

All place getters will also receive some IceInSpace stickers.

How To Enter

To enter the competition, follow these easy steps:

1. You have to have been a member of the IceInSpace Forums for 1 month, and have made at least 5 posts. I'm sorry if that means you miss out this time, but to be eligible for future competitions, make sure you register with the forums and don't forget to use a valid email address as you will need it to activate your account. It's free to become a member and will only take you 30 seconds!
2. You will see a link to the the Quiz Entry Form below when the competition is launched. At that time, do your research, answer as many questions as you can, and then you will submit your answers online. You can only submit your answers once, so check your answers carefully!
3. Submit your entry before the close date of 5pm AEST on Wednesday the 27th September 2006. 

Quiz Questions

The IISis2 2nd Birthday Competition has been launched. Please click the link below to take the IISis2 quiz.

IceInSpace 2nd Birthday Competition Quiz Entry Form

You can only submit your answers once, so check your answers carefully!

Competition Rules

1. Please read the rules carefully, and be sure to ask any questions on the forum if anything is unclear. A thread discussing the competition is found here in the General Chat section.
2. The competition is open to registered IceInSpace Forum members including the moderators. The moderators are volunteers and have had no involvement in organising this competition, so they are eligible to enter. The administrators (mojo and myself) and the volunteers who helped come up with questions ([1ponders] and Dennis), are not eligible to enter.
3. Only members who have been registered for at least 1 month, and have made at least 5 posts, are eligible to enter. 
4. The competition will be launched on Wednesday the 13th September 2006 at 9am AEST and will run for 2 weeks. The competition will close at 5pm AEST on Wednesday the 27th of September 2006.
5. All entries must be submitted using the online entry form before the closing date. Entries received after the closing date will not be eligible.
6. Only 1 entry per member is accepted. You can only submit your answers once via the online quiz entry form.
7. The questions are multiple choice, and there is only 1 correct answer per question.
8. To be entered into the draw to win the prizes, you only have to get 1 question correct. However the more correct answers you get, the more times you will entered into the draw. The following scale will determine how many times you will be entered into the draw:
   • Between 1 and 9 correct answers: 1 entry into the draw
   • Between 10 and 19 correct answers: 2 entries into the draw
   • Between 20 and 29 correct answers: 3 entries into the draw
   • All 30 answers correct: 4 entries into the draw
9. On (or around) the 3rd of October 2006, all entries will be placed into a hat and the first, second and third place getters will be drawn in that order out of the barrel. The actual date of the draw will be announced as it gets closer.
10. Prizes will be posted out to the winners in the week following the draw, after all winners have been contacted and acknowledged their prize.
11. The Australian Sky & Telescope subscription prize is only available to Australian and New Zealand members of IceInSpace. 
12. The Southern Astro Remote Imaging prize includes:
    • Web browser interface into the observatory, very simple to use. Point and click imaging. Instant results.
    • 8 hours or a full night of imaging from dusk to dawn.
    • The 8 hours can be split into 2 x 4 hour over two nights.
    • Guided tour of the system via Skype or MSN.
    • 2 hours of image processing advice over the telephone.
13. The Stellar Seat prize is only available to Australian members of IceInSpace due to the high shipping cost.
14. The winners will be contacted via email or forum PM and may have their names displayed on this site. Make sure your profile is setup to receive PM's and ensure your email address is valid so that you can be contacted!
15. All winners must acknowledge their prize within 1 week of the draw. In the event that the winner cannot be contacted, the runners up will receive the next available prize and a new 4th place winner will be drawn.
16. The prizes cannot be converted to cash.
17. The judges decision is final and no correspondance will be entered into.