SLAS Yearly Astronomical Contest for
2004
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CONTEST CATEGORIES (Choose one)
1. ( ) Telescope
Construction – best beginner effort
2. ( ) Telescope
Construction – general category
Telescopes entered will be judged in
the areas of:
a) craftsmanship
b) effective use of materials
c) performance and ease of operation of
the finished telescope as an overall instrument
3. ( ) Astronomical
Accessories: Any device constructed
to be used in an astronomical related application (camera, drives, observing
tables, etc.). All items entered will be
judged in the areas of:
a)
craftsmanship
b)
effective use of materials
c)
performance and ease of operation
The
items must be considered complete with most of the construction done during the
year of 2004.
4. ( ) Homemade Optics: Items in this category are hand made. They will be judged on:
a)
quality of workmanship
b)
general performance
5. ( ) Star
Trails/Constellation Photography
6. ( ) Deep
Sky Photography - Color
7. ( ) Deep Sky
Photography – Black and White
8. ( ) Solar
System Photography (Excludes the Moon)
9. ( ) Comet
Photography – Color
10. ( ) Comet Photography – Black and White
11. ( ) Piggy-back Photography
12. ( ) Lunar Photography
13. ( ) CCD Imaging – the imaging and
photography will be judged in the following areas:
a) quality of the image
for the aperture and focal ratio of the optics used
b) quality of the
exposure including guiding and proper exposure setting
c) degree of difficulty
of the subject imaged
Photographs
or images submitted may be prints or slides.
Print the date of the exposure, exposure length, film type or imager
data, development data, & any special techniques used on the print’s back
side or on a separate sheet of paper.
14. ( ) Amateur Astronomical Art – Paintings,
drawings, sculpture, macramé, etc. The
item must have been made in 2003-2004 and will be judged in the areas of:
a)
craftsmanship
b)
originality
c)
appearance
d)
non-commercial application
15. ( ) Observing Program – written
documentation
Entries
will be judged in the following areas:
a) regularity of observation
b) existence and completeness of a log
book of the observing program
c) knowledge gained by the observer