2012 Kevin J. Brunelle Astrophotography Contest Galaxy 1st Place: M31 – Matthew Dieterich 2nd Place: M51 by Frank Wielgus 3rd Place: M101 by Frank Wielgus 3rd Place: M31 Widefield by Nate Brandt M109 by Nate Brandt M108 by Nate Brandt M106 By Nate Brandt M83 by Nate Brandt Cluster 1st Place: Milky Way – Matthew Dieterich 2nd Place: M13 – Nate Brandt Owl Cluster By Frank Wielgus Cassieopeia Milky Way by Matthew Dieterich Double Cluster – Matthew Dieterich M11 by Frank Wielgus M34 – Nate Brandt M52 Cluster and Bubble Nebula – Frank Wielgus Nebula 1st Place: SH2-157 – Nate Brandt 2nd Place: Wizard Nebula – Frank Wielgus 3rd Place: Pelican Hubble Pallet – Nate Brandt Trifid – Fred Klein SH2-132 – Nate Brandt Sadr to the Crescent – Nate Brandt Sadr 2012 – Matthew Dieterich Pelican – Frank Wielgus M8 Lagoon – Nate Brandt Helix Nebula By Fred Klein Crescent – Matthew Dieterich Lunar / Planetary / Solar System 1st Place: Lunar Mosaic – Nate Brandt 2nd Place: AnnularEclipse – Fred Klein 3rd Place: Clavius-Nathan-Brandt Airplane Bulls-eye – By Bill Hayeslip Crescent Moon from 30,000 ft – Dan Peden Lunar 2 – Nate Brandt Moon – Matthew Dieterich Ptolemaus Alphonsus Arzachel and the Straight Wall – Dave Pensenstadler Rima Sirsalis – Nate Brandt Sunset – Flaccus Stifel Sunspots – Nate Brandt Sunspots 7-11-12-2 Dave Pensenstadler ransit of Venus I Wallace Watson Transit of Venus II Wallace Watson Venus Transit – Second Contact – from Moab Utah – JoAnne Trees Atmospheric 1st Place: Sunrise Storn – Dan Peden 2nd Place: Lightning – Matthew Dieterich 3rd Place: Starry Morning – Matthew Dieterich December Sunset – Bill Hayeslip Pancake Clouds – Frank Wielgus Solar Halo in Arches National Park – Joanne Trees Sun Dog Over I80 – JoAnne Trees Sun in Clouds-Nate Brandt