The HAA is pleased to present its Second Annual Scope Contest. The prize is a Meade 70mm refractor on an alt-az tripod with an electronic drive, battery pack, and hand paddle control. It also comes with a 6x30 finder, 2 quality eyepieces and a 90° diagonal.
To be eligible, entrants must submit an astronomy-related article for the Club's Event Horizon newsletter. The article must be 300-600 words long and e-mailed along with your name, address, and phone number to chair@amateurastronomy.org no later than midnight of October 31, 2006.
There is no age limit but contestants must live within 75 kilometers of Hamilton, Ontario, as calculated by Mapquest, and be able to pick up the prize at the December 8, 2006 club meeting. HAA Council members (the judges) are not eligible. Once entries are judged they may be edited before publication.
The winner will be announced on the HAA website amateurastronomy.org on, or before, December 1, 2006. Inquiries may be e-mailed to chair@amateurastronomy.org
The HAA's Second Annual Scope Contest is now closed. The HAA thanks all contestants for their submissions.
Good luck!