PRESS RELEASETime to Cast Your Vote:
Comet ISON photography contest readies for People's Choice “Ballots” While Comet ISON’s appearance close to planet Earth in late November seemed far too short-lived, astrophotographers worldwide were quick on the draw, capturing spectacular images of this dirty ball of ice as it came into our orbit and before it faced its premature demise.
The National Science Foundation and
Astronomy magazine/
Discover magazine teamed up to celebrate Comet ISON’s arrival and sponsored a photography contest from October through mid-January. Now that the professional judging is complete, it's time for the People's Choice competition.
Who: Anyone can vote
When: February 16–26
Where: Online at
https://ison.skild.com/vote How: Just register on the website and start voting. You can vote for more than one entry!
Why: Ultimately the “People’s Choice” award is worth $1,500 to the winning astrophotographer, so votes do make a difference! Winning images will appear in print in
Astronomy magazine and online at Astronomy.com and DiscoverMagazine.com, and on the NSF website in April.
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