Winter Star Party

2007 WSP Prize Winners

FOR INQUIRIES ABOUT THE

2008 WINTER STAR PARTY

(click on the link above to go to a Google Satellite photo of the WSP Site)

To be held Feb 4 - 10, 2008 at West Summerland Key, Florida

Please contact :

Fred & Lucille Heinrich

WSP Registrars

6165 Wiggins Road
Live Oak,  FL  32060-7564

Email: heinrich1@alltel.net   

Phone / fax:  386-362-5995


GREEN LASER BAN----------------------------------------------------------x
Due to recent national events, it has become necessary for the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida, to completely ban the use of green laser pointers at SCAS sponsored events. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY (January 2005) any use of such devices (hand-held or attached) at SCAS Star Parties, the Winter Star Party, or any other SCAS public event SHALL BE PROHIBITED. Violation of this restriction will result in the immediate expulsion of the offending party from the SCAS event.


Tim Khan,SCAS Vice- President/Director of the Winter Star Party

CURRENT MOON
lunar phases

 

2007 WSP GRAND PRIZE WINNER !


Rick Donnelly of Bradenton, Florida

(Rick is a member of "The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers" - www.thelocalgroup.org)

(Left to Right: Rick Donnelly, Scott Roberts from Meade Instruments, Tippy D'Auria)

Rick won a Meade 10" LX90 Telescope with a Meade Deep Sky II Imager

Donated by

Meade Instruments Corp

 

2007 WSP Awards

ASTRONOMY PHOTO CONTEST

Deep Sky

1st. Prize

John Talbot -  Plaque

2nd. Prize

John O’Neil - T shirt & mug

Planetary & Solar System
1st. Prize

Rick Strautz - Plaque

2nd. Prize

John Novak - T shirt & mug

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3rd ANNUAL ASTRONOMY OUTREACH AWARD

Jack Horkheimer              Plaque and Pin

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ASTRO OSCARS

Riverside Astronomical Society    Plaque
Gary Fujihara                                      Plaque
Jack Horkheimer (Star Hustler)     Plaque
Jose Oliveres                                     Plaque (honorary)

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2007 WSP Door Prize Winners

                    
Young Astronomers
Winner
Prize
Prize Donor / Sponsor
Young Astronomers Camp
Team Time Out Bench
Contemporary Wood Design
Leah Collier
Meade NGC 60mm Alt-Az Computerized Telescope
Northeast Florida Astro.Association
Zack Hetlage
“The New Solar System”
Feller Family
Jessica Marquette
AstroScan Telescope
Edmund Scientific
Liz Feller
Educational. Insights Solar Science Kit
SCAS
James Fisher
Star Theater Halogen Planetarium
Feller Family
Joey Fisher
Solar Scope Deluxe
Rockland Astronomy Club & NEAF
David Novak
Meade NGC 60mm Alt-Az Computerized Telescope
Northeast Florida Astro. Association
                    



Adult Astronomers
Winner
Prize
Prize Donor / Sponsor
Chris Adair
Cosmic Cat DVD
Joe Bergeron
Linda Barger
Hooded Sweat shirt
DiscMounts, Inc.
Reinhardt Barger
Red LED Shake Light
AstroGizmos
Greta Becker
T shirt
InfiniTees
Joe Bergeron
Astronomy Magazine - 1 yr. subscription
Astronomy Magazine
Byron Bergert
2” Quartz Star Diagonal
APM Telescopes
Joe Biederman
Stellafane Family Pass
Springfield Telescope Makers
John Biretta
Cap and Bag
InfiniTees
Arthur Blake
“Tails From Around The Table”
Alice Newton
Alan Buck
“Zone System for Astro Imaging”
Oceanside Photo & Telescope
Jim Burnell
Red&White LED Flashlight
AstroGizmos
Harold Bybee
Deep Sky Planner 4 Observation Planning
Southeastern Camera & Studio
Carol Chapman
“The Explorers of Mars Hill-A Centennial History Of Lowell Observatory”
InfiniTees
Mitch Cherbovaz
Collector’s Ed. Astronomy Magazine & Deep Mysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Bruce Collier
“Big Easy” Binoviewer
Denkmeier Optical
Becky Coretti
Collector’s Ed. Astronomy Magazine & Deep Mysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Ken Coutts
2 NEAF & 2 NEIAC Tickets
Rockland Astronomy Club / Northeast Astronomy Forum
John Cunningham
2” dielectric Diagonal with 1.25” adapter
Stellarvue
Daryl Dewolfe
T shirt
Lazzarotti Optics
Elaine Dickhaus
2” Plug with Silicon Gel
APM Telescopes
Chris Dietz
Photo Tripod with Head
APM Telescopes
Rick Donnelly
“Observing & Photographing The Solar System”
Willmann-Bell
Lynne Edmondson
“Cosmic Cat”
Joe Bergeron
Lew Espinosa
Zenithstar 66SD APO F/5.9
William Optics
George Fleenor
“Introduction to Digital Astro-Photography” & “Introduction To Webcam Astrophotography”
Willmann-Bell
Henry Flower
Vol. 1&2 “Deep Sky Field Guide To Uranometria”
Willmann-Bell
Alan French
“Photoshop Astronomy”
Willmann-Bell
Harry Galblat
Collector’s Ed. Astronomy Magazine & Deep Space Mysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Vince Garland
Meade 26mm super Plossl Eyepiece
Sky Engineering
John Gillies
Collector’s ed. Astronomy Magazine &  Deep Space Mysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Howie Glatter
Open Cluster Sweat shirt & cap
InfiniTees
Shelly Gongalez
$150. Gift Certificate
Denkmeier Optical
Tom Gorka
T shirt
InfiniTees
Gary Hahn
Nagler 31mm Eyepiece
TeleVue
Sharon Hamersley
“Double Stars for Small Telescopes”
Sky Publishing
Eva Hanes
Brandon 6mm Eyepiece
Vernon scope & Co.
Mike Harden
Miniature Televue 85 scope
B. Crist Miniatures
Chris Hetlage
“Introduction to Digital Astrophotography"
Southeastern Camera & Studio
Sandra Hetlage
Sky & Telescope Celestial Sampler
Sue French
Margaret Hise
$150. Gift Certificate
Denkmeier Optics
Mark Hoecker
Zenith Star 66SD Patriot
William Optics
Steve Jaworiavsky
2 Tickets to WSP 2008
WSP
Mike Johnson
“The Messier Objects”
Sky Publishing
Dan Joyce
Meteor “NWA 869”
Ron Dilulio
Bill Kassebaum 
Celestial Globe
Astronomy-To-Go
Charlie Klingel
“ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies”
Willmann-Bell
Andrea Lamay
Stellafane Family Pass
Springfield Telescope Makers
Dave Lane
T-shirt & Bag
InfiniTees
David Liles
WSP ‘07 Sweat Shirt
WSP
Jerry Lowery
Meade Deep Sky Imager Color CCD Camera
Wolf Camera
Robert Lozar
“ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies”
Willmann-Bell
Jim Mack
Howie’s Laser Collimater
Howie Glatter
Mike Mandall
Arcturus 42mm Eyepiece
CCTS
Mike McGowen
“Patterns in the Sky”
?
Dave Matlick
$150. Gift Certificate
Denkmeier Optics
Andy Miller
2” Quartz Dielectric Diagonal
OPT
Lee Mortensen
Ticket to WSP 2008
WSP
Paul Neighbors
Imaging Package
Rockland Astronomy Club & NEAF Northeast Astronomy Forum
John Novak
WSP T shirt-Astro photo & Mug
WSP
Dale Ochalek
10x50 Binoculars
APM Telescopes
John O’Neil
WSP T shirt, Astro photo & Mug
WSP
Maureen Parker
Collector’s ed. Astronomy Magazine & Deep Space Mysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Charlie Perillo
Telescope Model DB-160 & Mount
Galileo Optics
Harry Pickering
Hooded Sweat Shirt
InfiniTees
Jim Pickering
Hyperion f.3.5mm Super Wide 68° Eyepiece. T shirt Sun hat from 10 Micron
Unitron-Italia / Quarra Giovanni
Rick Piper
1 year Sub. Astronomy Mag.
Astronomy Magazine
Eve Plews
Photo Tripod with Head
APM Telescopes
Mike Plouffe
“Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing”
Willmann-Bell
Arlen Raasch
T shirt
InfiniTees
Ron Ravenberg
T shirt, Cap & Bag
InfiniTees
Gayle Riggsbee
“Night Sky Observer’s Guide” 1&2. “ARP Atlas Of Peculiar Galaxies”
Willmann-Bell
Jackie Russel
“ARP Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies”
Willlmann-Bell
Dennis Schmalzel
Deep Sky Image Catalog
Taurus Technologies
Werner Schwarz
“Binocular Highlights”
Sky Publishing
Ildiko Sherman
“Wide-Field Astrophotography”
Willmann-Bell
Roy F. Sims
1 year Sub. Astronomy Mag.
Astronomy Magazine
Reen Stanhause
Ticket to WSP 2008
WSP
Nick Stingone
WSP Mug & T shirt
WSP
Jim Sweeney
Space Art
Joe Bergeron
Jon Talbot
DSLR camera interface Cables
Cercis Astro
Ron Thomson
2” Quartz Dielectric Diagonal
OPT
Roger Tucker
Collector’s ed. Astronomy Magazine & Deep SpaceMysteries Calendar
Astronomy Magazine
Paul Valleli
1 year Sub. Astronomy Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
Bertus VanGemeren
Arcturus Optical Deep (Camera Concepts & Cleaning System Telescope Solutions)
CCTS
Steve Venryn
Kick-Me-Nots 4 pack
AstroGizmos
Suzy Weber
Green Laser Pointer
Howie Glatter
Keith Werkman
“Stump Pod” Telescope Mount
Far Laboratories
Betsey Whitlock
Hooded Sweat Shirt
DiscMounts, Inc.
Robert White
TEC 5 Eyepiece Turret
TEC Telescope Engineering Co.
Martin Willes
Stargeezer Fuel Mug
CCTS

 

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