July 2000 : Telrad Reflex Sight : THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED

click for larger diagram This time around we are giving away a brand new Telrad reflex sight that was graciously donated by Oceanside Photo and Telescope. This accessory is a hot item. On a recent trip to the Mt. Wilson observatory outside of Pasadena California we found out that both the 100" and 60" telescopes have Telrads, so if its good enough for those monsters it will work for your backyard scope :o). All you have to do is answer correctly as many questions as possible and you're entered into the contest to WIN!

The correct answers to the July 2000 @stro contest were:

images courtesy of SEDS Question #1: Phobos and Deimos - Mars has two moons discovered in 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall named Phobos (on the left) and Deimos. They are widely believed to be asteroids gravitationally captured by Mars. Phobos ~ Deimos

image courtesy of SEDS Question #2: 110 - There are 110 entries in what is known as the Messier catalog. This observing catalog was compiled by Charles Messier and is popular because all of the objects listed are easily seen with a small telescope. More on the Messier...

image courtesy of HST/STSCI Question #3: New General Catalog - The NGC catalog was compiled by John Louis Emile Dreyer around 1887. It contains a variety of objects with a detailed legend for descriptions of each of them. More about the NGC catalog...

Winner: Robin W. from Bellflower, California
1st runner-up: Dennis A. from Australia
2nd runner-up: John I. from Plymouth, Michigan

the @stro contest rules and terms

1. Void where prohibited by law.
2. The contest will be over and closed to new entrants on 12:01am PST, August 1st, 2000.
3. Only ONE entry will be accepted per name/email address. Please respect this. Proven repeated entries from the same person will result in your expulsion from current and future contests.
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6. The primary pool of valid entries will be compiled from entries that have ALL of the answers correct. If there are NO emails with all of the answers correct a pool of entries containing the most correct answers will be compiled and drawn from. If there are no entries with any correct answers the pool of entries drawn upon will be all emails submitted. Three entries will be randomly selected to determine the winner - a primary winner and two runner-ups. In the event that the primary winner is unable to take possession of the prize for whatever reason, the next runner-up will receive it, and so on. If there are no entries, we'll put it up on eBay and make a buck. :o)
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8. We reserve the right to discontinue this contest at any time and for any reason.
9. The winner will be notified via email of their good fortune on or about August 1st, 2000.
10. Reasonable research has been done to ensure that the questions made sense and the answer is correct, but neither is open for discussion. Basically, we're sorry if you didn't understand the questions, but they stand as-is. Feel free to email for clarification of the question or answers BEFORE you press "Enter the Contest". The final determination of the correctness of the question or answer is entirely at the discretion of the @stro pages and is subject to change without notice.
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Thanks for entering!

Roger