Hi Stephen
I think that we've probably discussed these before, but that's no prob!
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Originally Posted by glenluceskies
Just a couple of questions please?
1. Will a "technical lower limit" be set on the applicant? Being a general, community forum which many beginners gravitate to, there will be many beginners who dabble in imaging may not be considered as good as the more popular members on this forum, so will they be allowed to publish something? or will the successful applicants to this book be the regular middle- and upper-level imagers with all the top gear?
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There will be no "lower limit" of any sort applied to the images entered apart from pure mechanical suitability - i.e. resolution must be of a certain level to print properly. I'll advise you on this and how to check for it in due course. There is absolutely no way that people are going to miss out because their images aren't ready for the Malin Awards! LOL We're encouraging imagers of ALL levels to contribute - it certainly isn't a competition!
We want the best that YOU can produce given your level of experience and equipment.
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Originally Posted by glenluceskies
2. Have you established approximately how many imagers will be featured?
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I think that we're looking at around fifty to sixty at this stage. Maybe more if we get people excited enough!
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3. Reading more about the images rather than the actual imagers would be more interesting to the wider community/reader, IMO.
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We'll include the follwing basic information on each imaged object:
Common name, catalog designation, constellation, RA/Dec, magnitude/surface brightness, date/time captured.
Following that, we'll include a brief description of the capture and processing technique, along with a word on the equipment used next to a photo of you/rig or both.
Considering that we're allocating one page per imager, we want to keep it tidy and uncluttered.
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Originally Posted by glenluceskies
hoo roo,
Stephen
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Hoo Roo!