Popular Post Orion Posted September 17, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2017 Near Earth Object 164121 (2003 YT1) I have just returned from two days in London at the Royal Greenwich Observatory awards ceremony. I’m pleased to tell you I won the Highly Commended award for my entry in the international astrophotography competition “Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017” in the category of Planets, Comets and Asteroids. There were almost 4000 entries. It was a great event - meeting the winners and shortlisted entrants, RGO staff and judges including Chris Lintott, Pete Lawrence, Marek Kukula, Melanie Vandenbrouck, Chris Bramley and John Culshaw. I was with my mother, and Guy Wells and Janna Leuty of the Northolt Branch Observatory. Guy is a well-known Near Earth Object hunter who inspired me in asteroid imaging. At the brunch on the second day, there was a presentation of the winning and shortlisted images on the planetarium ceiling in more detail than was shown on the previous award night. I was presented with an award certificate, a pre-publication copy of the Yearbook which contains my image, a year’s subscription to The Sky at Night magazine, copy of Collin’s guide to the Night Sky and the monetary award. My image will be on display at the observatory’s Astronomy Centre exhibition till late July next year. I understand that RGO will be in touch with me shortly on their use of the image. http://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/astronomy-photographer-gallery/2017-winners/Planets-Comets-Asteroids This link to the photo is from the RGO’s Twitter feed. It may help publicity if you comment or like the RGO Tweet, and help promote the image. Because I was away, I didn’t get a chance to see any newspapers for 14th-16th September. May I ask, if you spot any articles about the IAPY 2017 in the newspapers (possibly 16th after the Cassini announcement), would you mind if you can save it for me - if you are finished with the newspaper; or alert me to which newspaper it was and I’ll try to get a back issue? I fly to Serbia later this week to attend the International Meteor Organisation’s Conference http://imc2017.imo.net/ at the Science Centre in Petnica, Valjevo. If I can’t get some pics sorted and uploaded before then, I will post some more pics on my return. Thank you for encouraging me when I won East Midlands Stargazers Photo of the Year 2016 for my video of the same asteroid. The photo of me next to the image in the RGO Astronomy Centre was taken in a dark room, so it was difficult to get exposure right for two subjects - me and the image. Photo credit Janna Leuty, enhanced by Stewart Wilson. Guy Wells FRAS, philjay, Smithysteve and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Extremely well done Derek. It must have been a very exciting weekend. Hope you post about your visit to Serbia. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Exciting, but I must say, quite stressful, for me. Anxiety had rocketed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 What a great story. Well done Derek. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Well done Derek, what a great weekend you have had. Have a good time in Serbia and let us know how you get on. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Well done Derek, great achievement Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Simply amazing Derek. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Congrats Derek Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithysteve Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Well done Derek - must have been an adrenaline fuelled event! Great stuff! ? Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bagman Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Super Derek, most pleased for you Chris Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Way to go Derek.....hats off to you. Great image, rightfully rewarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Top stuff, so pleased for you, excellent work. Glad you ignored me and went ahead with it, I feel quite bad now. So I suppose the saying "If it seems too good to be true, it usual is" needs to be taken with a hint of scepticism from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Wells FRAS Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Well done Derek. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted September 26, 2017 Share Posted September 26, 2017 I blame you Guy, I have heard about the commitment you put in to this as well. Keep up the good work! Guy Wells FRAS and Orion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Thank you my dear fellow champions of the night sky. After the IMO conference, I went to Belgrade and stayed a couple of nights. I needed the Sunday evening to recover from sleep dep caused by burning the candle at both ends. Monday was a great day. Afte a great breakfast, and 3 coffees, i went to the park that is on a high point, overlooking the two riverss that flow into the Danube. Breathtaking views. There is a fortress which was good to walk around, listening to my singer friend Justina Carubia. After that, i had a great evening in the city at a restaurant. Next day, i had enough time to visit the Nikola Tesla museum, which was good. I flew from Serbia to Paris, then on to Newcastle. The X-ray machine broke down so my bags were handsearched and tested with their sniffer machines. All passengers were checked that way = big queue. The staff were panicking. I had a bag full of medicines in capsules and said, look at all those chemicals in that bag, I'm a chemist and know what you're testing for. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Glad you had a nice time Derek. Would be interested to see any sightseeing photos from Belgrade if you wanted to share them. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Wells FRAS Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 On 9/26/2017 at 10:35, BAZ said: I blame you Guy, I have heard about the commitment you put in to this as well. Keep up the good work! Thanks. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Dunno how I missed this thread. Big congratulations Derek - brilliant image and recognition well earned from significant members of the astronomy community. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 9/28/2017 at 20:59, Tweedledee said: Glad you had a nice time Derek. Would be interested to see any sightseeing photos from Belgrade if you wanted to share them. Yes Pete, I'll sort some Belgrade pics. What should I do for the best, upload to My Drive and share or send a private link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 2 minutes ago, Orion said: Yes Pete, I'll sort some Belgrade pics. What should I do for the best, upload to My Drive and share or send a private link? Thanks Derek. Whatever is easiest for you. Orion 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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