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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

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