philjay Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Well the great British weather did it again, another cloudy and rainy month has meant fewer chances to get out there observing and capturing photons. Comets Asteroids etc Only one image this month, would you believe an attempt at capturing Comet 12p with a scope from yours truly. https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23689-comet-12p/ Deep sky ibbo kicked us off with the Leo triplet https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23641-now-for-something-compleetly-different-leo-triplet-rgb/ then carried on galaxy bagging https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23643-ngc-2903/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23691-m8282-with-more-data/ plus a bit of Fox Fur, NGC 2264 https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23654-ngc-2264-ha/ Stu gave us IC417 https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23662-ic417/ Derbyshire Dave had the Leo Triplet as a target also https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23637-leo-triplet-in-rgb/ Megellan Boy gave us SH2 261 Lowers Nebula https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23644-lowers-nebula/ RonC gave us M65 and M66 https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23688-m65-and-m66/ I managed to grab a few stars before the cloud came over https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23690-its-full-of-stars/ Lunar Only one poster this month from Astronomer Reinvented https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23676-march-23rd/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23672-dslr-only-march-18th/ Sketching Nice to see someone doing imaging the old way again with a few sketches submitted by Adam Frith. I must get my pencil and pad out again. https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23645-a-sketch-of-jupiter-from-last-year/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23646-comet-e3-ztf-from-last-year-i-think-it-was-last-year/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23651-another-sketch-of-jupter-from-last-year/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23652-orion-nebula/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23653-my-first-sketch-of-m81-and-m82/ Solar Ibbo was the sole poster this month with some fine shots of our nearest star in different lights https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23648-sol-6-3-24/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23668-sol-17-3-24-ha/ https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23674-sol-22-3-24/ Widefield Some nice wide dslr shots from Derbyshire Dave https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23640-starry-starry-night/ I managed to grab a shot of Mercury before the clouds came in again https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23685-jupitermercury-and-comet-12p-through-clouds/ So there it is, another cloudy month spoiling our fun but kudos again to everyone who got out there at an eyepiece or with a camera, weather like this requires dedication in this hobby/science. Again the quality of images posted is excellent and again it wasnt an easy job to choose a favourite. I dont think I could get away with chickening out and awarding everyone again 😀 so choose I must, hmm.......🤔 Got to be Ibbos Leo Triplet I reckon, superb detail and colour. https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23641-now-for-something-compleetly-different-leo-triplet-rgb/ Followed closely by Derbyshire Daves Leo Triplet https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/topic/23637-leo-triplet-in-rgb/ Well done folks Well thats it for me as POTM judge, I am retiring from quite a few things this year to concentrate on my health and trying to enjoy my old age 👴 from this month on. At the tender age of 69 (next week) its time I retired properly I reckon, so antique dealing is ending the end of this month plus a few other things. Ive enjoyed my time doing this and its been fascinating watching the quality of images improve over the years. I shall still be around on the forum but not in the guise of POTM judge. Cheers and keep the images coming. I shall try my best and add a pic every so often +Streetbob, +Ibbo, +Derbyshire Dave and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Well done Steve, a fine image. Thanks Phil, it can't have been easy judging the images the standard is really high. Enjoy your retirement, I'm sure you deserve it. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Old age comes naturally but health needs some manual input, so make sure you make the most of your retirement...thanks for all your dedication over the years. philjay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Thanks Phil your efforts appreciated 👍 enjoy 🫡 philjay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Streetbob Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Well done Steve a fine image. And thanks Phil for your dedicated service.👍 philjay and +Ibbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Thanks Phil for doing POM for so long. philjay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Congrats Steve and many thanks Phil for your great service to the forum... philjay and +Ibbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stu Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Thanks Phil, hopefully the EMS pension is good! Nice one Steve 👌 philjay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Well done Steve, a worthy winner. Thanks Phil for all of the effort over the years. Much appreciated. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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