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Contest Results: What is it?

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Ended 08/25/17 7:15 AM GMT
Winner: Lightpainter (See the full results)

1st place
Mystery Machine by Lightpainter

Lightpainter:
questjester (Lisa Hickman) has suggested to the contestants that we reveal our subject after the entries are closed. I think this is a good idea because it sheds some light on the photographer's thinking which may be as important as the subject itself.

So here is my revelation:

This is indeed a telescope as some of you have guessed. But it is an unusual one. It is a 1.8 meter diameter mirror telescope with a focal length similar to the diameter. This gives it an f number of 1.0 (something we photographers seldom use). Hence it is short and squat, rather than long and slender. You can also see it is inside a typical observatory building with a hemispherical roof.

Another interesting fact is that it belongs to the Vatican. It is located on Mt. Graham near Safford, AZ.

Mt. Graham is also the site of two other telescopes. One is a radio telescope, the other is a really enormous optical one (the Large Binocular Telescope, two mirrors 9m diameter each).

Lightpainter received a 2 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

2nd place
What Is It? by corngrowth

Flmngseabass: I got it!! A pile of licorice all-sorts all smashed together and then carved into this wild and crazy statue of something from Star Wars:):):)!!!

SAMATAR, I wrote this before I saw your comment really:):)

corngrowth received a 1 month membership in the Caedes Cadre.

3rd place
Gosh, I Bet This Is... by braces

jerseygurl: Congratulations on taking 3rd place in the contest!!!!!!!!!!!!

bfrank: I know what it is but I wont give it away. Let the others figure it out. A nice view of it.

rvdb: Congrats on your win.

Rob

questjester: Hmm ...

I think it looks like the underside of a very large array dish.

Good luck! :)

4th place
What is this? by Ramad

tigger3: I have to agree about being a controller of some kind, good one for the contest Raj. tigs=^..^=

0930_23: It looks like a remote control to me Raj. It definitely has me wondering. Good entry.

TicK


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5th place
What Could It Be by jerseygurl

luckyshot: Laura - I'm guessing a stack of CDs or DVDs. Great work!

tigger3: Congrats my friend! tigs=^..^=

Starglow: Could be a stack of coins.

questjester: Hmm ...

Well, I was all ready to jump on the "it's a stack of cd discs" bandwagon, until purmusic pointed out that he believes it to be pitting instead of moisture. So unless you chew on your discs the way that some people chew on pens ... now I'm not sure?

Maybe a spool of wire?