Challenge #2 votes please - M45, The Pleiades

Please vote for your favourite image in Astronomy and Celestial Challenge #2.

1) strgazr27

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Well, I think this is pretty convincing. Steve, how about choosing a target for February?

What are the rules for these challenges? Dates due? Does the subject have to have been taken in that month period etc?

I wanna play now

The next Challenge is going to be for February, meaning the entries need to be posted by the end of the day on the 28th. Personally I would prefer to suggest that images need to be taken during the challenge...that's what I'll always do. I don't really see the point in saying, "Oh, I happen to have a photo I took of <blah blah> a couple of years ago...I'll submit that." However, due to being at the hands of the weather for these challenges, I think allowing images taken within, say, the last couple of months, should be acceptable. Yeah?

Unless of course the Challenge is like #1, which was very specific in that the target needed to be shot on a single day. I guess that won't happen very often though...only when there's a special event happening. (I wonder what the August 2009 Challenge will be! )

Waiting for Steve to come up with the next Challenge, (I know what it's going to be...tried to shoot it last night!), so either he or I can post the next thread.

Next challenge is up.

Thanks very much everyone that cast their votes for my image and thanks to all who participated by entering or voting.

Clear skies and good shooting everyone.