2010 WSP AWARDS

ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

Deep Sky 1st Prize	Dean Schwartzenberg	Medusa Nebula
Deep Sky 2nd Prize	John O’Neill	Owl Nebula
Wide Field 1st Prize	John Novak	Cevus 147
Wide Field 2nd Prize	Rich Schrantz	Integrated Flux Nebula
Planetary & Solar System 1stPrize	Rick Schrantz	Mars
Planetary & Solar System 2nd Prize	Howard Eskildsen	Sun Mosaic

 

DAYTIME PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST

 

Prize Winner

Tom Taylor

"First Light at Dawn"

Note: This was the first year the WSP has held a "Daytime Photo" Contest and it proved to be a success! We are looking to expand this contest for next year and hope to see more exciting entries from our attendees. Bring those cameras to the WSP next year!

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Special Service Award Presented to Bob & Lisa Summerfield (Astronomy-To-Go)

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5TH ANNUAL ASTRONOMY OUTREACH AWARD RECIPIENTS*

Dean Ketelsen (Individual Outreach)

Bareket Observatory, Israel (Professional Observatory)

John Dobson (Lifetime Achievement)

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YOUNG ASTRONOMER AWARD WINNERS

Winner	Prize	Prize Donor / Sponsor
Siobhan O'Neill	Planisphere Watch	Markus Ludes
Liz Feller	Astrolab Watch	Markus Ludes
Madeline Honeycutt	First Scope Telescope	Celestron
Nick Honeycutt	Astroscan	Edmunds Scientifics
James Fisher	80mm Refractor & Tripod	Rockland Astronomy Club/NEAF

 

                    

ADULT AWARD WINNERS (Total of 68)

Winner	Prize	Prize Donor / Sponsor
Daniel Troiani	24mm Brandon Eyepiece	Vernonscope & Co
Matthias Wirth	Baader Astro Solar Filter	Markus Ludes
Glen Spooner	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
David Liles	Hooded SweatShirt $25. Gift Certificate	Discmounts, Inc Astro Gizmos
Chuck Ruehle	$25. Gift Certificate Sweat shirt	Astro Gizmos Bootleg Astronomy
Jim Rose	$50. Gift Certificate Survivor Cap	Astrozap InfiniTees
Joe Bergeron	Hawaiian Shirt	Bootleg Astronomy
Joseph Rozas	1 1/4” Collimator	Howie Glatter
Keith Murdock	Southern Cross Pendant	Rich’s Astronomy Jewelry
Gardner Gerry	Unanometria Vol's 1 & 2, Deep Sky Field Guide, Night Sky Observer’s Guide Vols 1-3	Wilmann-Bell
Sue French	Arcturus SuperView 32mm	Camera Concepts
Ted Opperman	WSP Snowman Telescope	B. Crist  Miniatures
David Knowlton	Glass Art	Gamble Glass Studio
Maria Pirera	Clear Day Kite Hand Turned Wood Pen $50. Gift Certificate	Astro Gizmos Astro Gizmos Astrozap
Richard Crisp	WSP 2011 Ticket	SCAS / WSP
Thane Bopp	$200. Gift Certificate T-shirt	Normand Fullum Telescopes InfiniTees
Gayle Riggsbee	Pocket Sky Atlas	Sky & Telescope
Jeff Patterson	T-shirt $100. Gift Certificate	Bootleg Astronomy JMI Telescopes
Deven Matlick	Pocket Sky Atlas	Sky & Telescope
Kevin Francis	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Jim Wills	Phottix TR-90 Remote	Southeastern Camera
Bob Gulley	Image Processing: Photoshop Foundations For Astrophotography	Wilmann-Bell
Ron Poller	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Alice McDonnell	Decorator Tray	Gamble Glass Studio
Mike Smith	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Bob Scholtz	2011 WSP Ticket	SCAS / WSP
Steve Neal	Astrophotography & Digital Processing Book Set	Wilmann-Bell
Lynn Kassebaum	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Lisa Honeycutt	$50. Gift Certificate T-shirt	Astrozap InfiniTees
Bob Veilleux	Hand Turned Wood Pen $99 Gift Certificate	Astro Gizmos Software Bisque
Rodney Rossell	12” Moon Globe	Astronomy-To-Go
Jeff Norwood	11/4” tu Blug	Howie Glatter
Maureen Ford	Hard Case	Camera Concepts
David Neunheuser	Meade 36mm QX wide angle eyepiece	Bluestar Astronomy
Todd Stackbein	Pocket Sky Atlas WSP Goodie Bag	Sky & Telescope SCAS / WSP
Barb Hogle	21mm Ethos Eyepeice	TeleVue Optics
Chuck Broward	ETX 80AT-TC	Meade Instruments
Ami Foster	1.25” APM-Solarprism 1.25” Baader Filter 1.25” Top-Polfilter	Lunt Solar Systems
Rick Kazmierski	Pocket Sky Atlas Dawn Processing Software	Sky & Telescope ATIK Cameras
Rachel Sims	Pocket Sky Atlas	Sky & Telescope
Susan Grove	Solar Flare Painting	Tim Malles Art Studio
Warren Keller	Celestial Glove	Astronomy-To-Go
Todd Heavner	APM Skywatcher	Markus Ludes
Steve Biondo	5mw Green Sky Pointer	Howie Glatter
Dirk Kreissic	$100. Gift Certificate T-shirt	JMI Telescopes Bootleg Astronomy
Jean Bignon	2” 30mm Widescan 80 degree eyepiece	Markus Ludes
Dennis Salliotte	The Flat Man Astroimager	Alnitak Astro-Systems
Georgine Poulin	Baader AstroSolar Filter	Markus Ludes
Pauline Richard	24K. Gold plated Mars Rover $25. Gift Certificate	Markus Ludes Lumicon Int.
Len Salvatore	Shooting Vest-13	Southeastern Camera
Betsey Whitlock	$25. Gift Certificate Hooded Sweatshirt WSP Goodie Bag	Lumicon Int. DiscMounts SCAS / WSP
Bob Gurnitz	APM Planisphere Watch	Markus Ludes
Serenity Overmeyer	$50. Gift Certificate T-shirt	Astrozap Bootleg Astronomy
Mike Scalion	2011 WSP Ticket	SCAS / WSP
Ed Connors	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
John McDonnell	Counterweight Shaft	Criterion Machine Co.
Betsy Whittlock	Hooded Sweatshirt	SCAS / WSP
Arlen Raasch	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Mohamed Mroue	Glass Art	Gamble Glass Studio
Larry Goodsell	9mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece 1.25”	Southeastern Camera
David Rowed	Glass Art	Gamble Glass Studio
Mary-Ann Feller	$200 Gift Certificate T-shirt	Normand Fullum Telescopes Bootleg Astronomy
Charlie Perillo	Glass Art	Gamble Glass Studio
Lisa Judd	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Judy Nagler	WSP Goodie Bag	SCAS / WSP
Marlene Friedman	Decorator Tray	Gamble Glass Studio
Elaine Biondo	107mm F/7 OTA Refractor Telescope	Explore Scientific
John Paul	8” Astro-Tek Imaging Newtonian	Astronomics

 

* The Annual Astronomy OutReach Awards are sponsored by Oceanside Photo & Telescope (www.optcorp.com). Award nominations are voted on in committee chaired by Dr. Mike Reynolds, with fellow committee members Tippy D'Auria (WSP Founder), Steve Edberg, Scott Roberts (President and CEO of Explore Scientific), and Terry Mann (President of the Astronomical League)