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Originally Posted by jase
Hmmm interesting proposition Peter. What defines "all my own work"? ..................Note the emphasis on "acquiring", this implies you're not simply downloading hubble, slooh or other such digital sky survey data. This is where the line is clearly drawn.
................Imaging processing is king...period.
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Jase,
I see where you are coming from here, but disagree in that IMHO IP skills are not what the DM Awards only seem to be about.
There have been many compelling images that have won previously that were technically average , but subject/framing/composition rich. (Bridge climbers and Venus transit comes to mind....)
Getting back to remotely acquired images....I have not problem if the remote site was also set-up by the astrophotographer. Adam Block does this, as do many others. Yet I still believe the lines get blurred if you are only gathering data and are relying on external expertise to provide instrument set-up, calibration, alignment etc.
As software gets more sophisticated, end users may well have only to enter a RA/Dec and simpy pass over the credit card for 20 hours of data at that location. Where is the skill in that?
That said...I understand CWAS will very likely allow "rent-a scope" images...but are also likely to create a single category for them (much like semi-pro) in an effort to keep the playing field a bit more even.
Cheers
Peter