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21-09-2006, 09:50 PM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Join Date: May 2006
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Australia needs you!
I'm not sure if anyone else on this group has had good news too (if you have then GREAT!) but I have been incredibly honoured (and mighty surprised) by having had two of my images selected as top 10 finalists in specific categories in the World Wide S&T Beautiful Universe photo contest. 
Now, apart for the judges verdicts, there is also a viewers choice winner to be selected for each category and it is decided by the number of votes an image gets... soooo far be it for me to try and co erse you or anything buuuut....pleeeeease get behind our Australian skies and vote! :-) (gratuitous tug at your patriotism there)
Now...I think the image of Centaurus A in "The Deep Sky: Galaxies" section (second image from the top) and Omega Centauri in the "Deep Sky: stars and star clusters" section (second image from the bottom), both look pretty good..? 
http://skytonight.com/BUphotocontest
Mike
ps. with a grin from ear to ear! :-))))))))))))))))
pss. can ya tell I'm stoked
psss......oops, I just fainted....zzzzzzzz
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21-09-2006, 10:01 PM
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Retired, damn no pension
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You lucky fellow you  Congrats Mike and good luck 
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21-09-2006, 10:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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this is worthy for you to forfit all prize winning entries next year at SPSP to Me Mike................voting done!
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21-09-2006, 10:06 PM
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21-09-2006, 10:38 PM
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I HATE COMA!
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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congrats mike!. ohh coincidentally, i also click the galaxy with wayward arms.
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21-09-2006, 10:47 PM
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Good luck!
You were right, they were the best pics of their class.
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21-09-2006, 10:51 PM
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The 'DRAGON MAN'
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In the Dark at Snake Valley, Victoria
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Cool Mike. Job done!  and they earned my votes!!!!
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21-09-2006, 11:13 PM
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1300 THESKY
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Cairns Qld
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Great shots, happy to give you my vote
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22-09-2006, 12:31 AM
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Support your local RFS
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Wamboin NSW
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Congrats Mike,
voting done and what an amazing collection of images they are
cheers
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22-09-2006, 06:06 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Gosford, NSW, Australia
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Well done Mike! Congratulations!
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22-09-2006, 07:32 AM
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Whats visual Astronomy
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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congrats Mike....very much deserved.
I have voted...good luck..go auzzies oy oy oy
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22-09-2006, 07:34 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Some amazing entries in all categories there.
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22-09-2006, 07:37 AM
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mmmmm did you know you can vote as much as you like............................... .........30 minutes of broadband voting Mike............................... ..........
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22-09-2006, 07:50 AM
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You have my vote.....hmmm vote rigging.... must have something to do with the name "Mike"....
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22-09-2006, 07:52 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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22-09-2006, 08:08 AM
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22-09-2006, 08:39 AM
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Dazzled by the Cosmos.
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Congrats Mike. I was inexorably drawn to those 2 amazing entries before I had the chance to read and digest you post fully; so my conscience, and yours, is clear.
Cheers
Dennis
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22-09-2006, 11:14 AM
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I hate streetlights.
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Adelaide, SA
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Congratulations Mike, your images are always inspirational and stunning, but you've got some stiff competition there ! Your Centaurus A is the standout to me of a magnificent group though. And I voted for your Omega with it's killer resolution to the core, if everyone looked at technical skill in that one you'd be a shoe in, but I reckon it's even tighter in that comp.
Goodluck.
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23-09-2006, 09:57 AM
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Highest Observatory in Oz
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Canberra
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Thanks everyone!
Thanks a million my IIS friends
Just to clear my conscience, it's not vote rigging, I just brought the competition to everyones attention and you could vote for my images if you liked. Anyone who went for a look at the finalist images could vote for who ever they wanted once they got there as there was no compelling force involved once it was just you and ya computer! For those who liked my images and gave me your vote... cheers big ears! 
I have to say though, I am pretty overwelmed really, my Centaurus A image is up against images taken by none other than Rob Rendler, Russell Croman and Daniel Verschatse - three gods of astro imaging! 
Cheers
Mike
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23-09-2006, 10:43 AM
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Whats visual Astronomy
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Brisbane
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Mike,
Why is it then when I ticked to vote for someone else's image a warning appeared on my screen saying "wrong pick again" until your image was selected....lol
Good luck
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