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… Johanna Valdueza and her entry, ‘Out of Nowhere’.
Congratulations Johnanna! I’ll be emailing you after I get this post up to get your shipping information so I can get your new mount to you. I’m sure you’re going to like this mount.
Here are the final numbers:
Johanna: 158
Jim: 155
Diann: 62
Julie: 11
Andrew: […]
When the clock strikes twelve here in southern Illinois, voting will close for my very first contest.
The person with the most votes will get the iOptron mount I bought a few months ago, second place will get a $50.00 Amazon gift certificate, third place, $25.00 Amazon gift certificate.
I’ve noticed that we seem to have a […]
Your friendly neighborhood astronomy buff has been under the weather these past couple of days, but I now have the time to finally round up the entries to the contest.
I’m going to leave this post at the top of my blog for the next seven days to make it easier to read the entries and […]
Ummm, it appears that my poll plugin isn’t showing on my sidebar. I’ve emailed the b5Media guys about this and hope to have it resolved shortly.
So, for now, read the entries and I’ll work on getting the poll up.
OK, we’re cooking with gas now… The poll is up and ready for your responses!
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[OK, one more entry before I put up the poll. This one is a poem from Julie…]
It is sometimes hard to imagine that the same sky you are looking is the same sky that someone else also shares thousands of miles away. It is the same sky. And each patch of sky is attached […]
I think I’ve posted all of the submissions I’ve received so far, if you’re waiting till that last minute to get your submission in, then this is it.
I’ll continue to take submissions till I post the poll sometime tomorrow afternoon.
Thanks to all who have entered so far! I’ve been very pleased with the turnout.
Good […]
[Here’s the latest contest entry, this one from Johanna Valdueza, Thanks Johanna!]
Similar to the Bigbang, some things – if not all – in our life occur out of nowhere. It just happens without you and me being aware of it. Most of the time, we only fully understand what actually happened at the end.
Flying Kite
I […]
[Oh man, you gotta love this title, and anyone who names their truck Ad Astra is OK in my book… This entry is from Diann Nicolai, big thanks Diann!]
You know how it feels when you’re a bit off-beat. Things become mundane – your spirit’s flat. … I’ve been experiencing these… blahs …
Then I realized […]
[This entry is from Andrew Cooper from, according to his email, The Keck Observatory.]
A dark sky, a group of curious tourists and a green laser. All you need to truly need to have a great astronomical experience.
Where do all these things come together? High on the slopes of the world’s tallest mountain, a […]
[This entry is from Brian Ventrudo, Thanks Brian!]
If you have a small telescope, you may have turned it toward M57, the famous Ring Nebula in the constellation Lyra. This beautiful object looks like a ghostly smoke-ring set against a dazzling backdrop of summer stars. It’s perhaps the best known example of a planetary […]
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