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Just came across this post...shame voting has already closed :(

If I had the opportunity, I would have voted for NGC3372. Its a lovely imaging show spacial distance between infamous objects of the southern sky.

Although it was a very hard choice, I voted for #3 because of the odd shape of the galaxy!

After much hemming-n-hawing and indecision, I finally cast a vote for the last picture - NGC3372.

But I'm always at war with myself with deciding among items that appeals to the child in me (NGC 2841 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major), the artist in me, as minimal as that might be (Trifid & Lagoon Nebulas and M21) and that picture that causes me to try to understand more about space distances/sizes with an appreciation of the photographer's effort (NGC3372).

I'm in awe of what these astro photographers do with personal equipment!!!

NGC3372 is incredible. It takes my vote. Its APOD worth no doubt. Resolution is insane considering its a 6 panel mosaic! Awesome.

Thanks
Fred

I voted for the Spiral...I can just sit here and imagine it rotating before my eyes

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[size=110]Please vote (once only) for the image you think would make the best APOD.
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[url=http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=19440][color=#4000FF][size=110][b]<- Recent Submissions #11[/b][/size][/color][/url]


[size=120][b]NGC 5128, Centaurus A[/b][/size]
http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5128_STL11K_RC.htm
Copyright: Steve Crouch
[url=http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5128_STL11K_RC_LRGB.jpg][img]http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5128_STL11K_RC_LRGB_small2.jpg[/img][/url]


[size=120][b]At Scorpio's Claw[/b][/size]
http://picasaweb.google.com/leungjc4231/HenryCoe#5472871431730007538
Copyright: Billy Liang
[url=http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fdK2Dz5k1oM/S_OLkhWmjfI/AAAAAAAAGMM/Pp9aJx12duw/s800/summer-horsehead.jpg][img]http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fdK2Dz5k1oM/S_OLkhWmjfI/AAAAAAAAGMM/Pp9aJx12duw/s800/summer-horsehead.jpg[/img][/url]


[size=120][b]NGC 2841 - Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major[/b][/size]
http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/Ngc2841.html
Copyright: Bob and Janice Fera
[url=http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/pics/Ngc2841.jpg][img]http://www.feraphotography.com/AM14/pics/Ngc2841.jpg[/img][/url]


[size=120][b]Trifid Nebula (M20, NGC 6514) & Lagoon Nebula (M8, NGC 6523), and M21[/b][/size]
http://www.visualuniverse.org/trifid_lagoon.shtml
Copyright: Phillip L Jones
[url=http://www.visualuniverse.org/ccd/nebula/M8_U16_FSQ-adj-8c_2000px.jpg][img]http://www.visualuniverse.org/ccd/nebula/M8_U16_FSQ-adj-8c_1000px.jpg[/img][/url]


[size=120][b]NGC 3372[/b][/size]
http://cosmicphotos.com/
Copyright: Jason Jennings
[url=http://cosmicphotos.com/reprocessed/NGC3372-Hibiscus-large.jpg][img]http://cosmicphotos.com/reprocessed/NGC3372-Hibiscus-small.jpg[/img][/url]