Members Submissions
Would You Like to Submit Some Astro-Info of Your Own?
The
MPAS Web-site is receiving a total overhaul. One of the main
aims of developing the new website and having our own domain
was to add the normal dynamics a fully fledged website
provides.
This
new site, apart from its general face lift, allows for
flexibility in design and content. Valuable information from
the old site has been transferred to the new site, and new
sections have been introduced to increase the topic scope.
Here
is where interested members could lend a hand to increase
the value of our site to other MPAS members and the general
astronomy community.
Importantly, we
are not trying to reinvent the same information that is
already available on the net, but to introduce new
information sourced from member’s experiences.
Areas
members may be interested to contribute topics on:
·
Up Coming
Events
These are not to
be limited to MPAS events, but other interesting events that
can be advertised for the members benefit. For example the
date of the next field trip to the ASV’s Leon Mow Dark Sky
Site, Bentleigh street festival, or the date of the next Ken Bryant Scope Day.
·
Astronomical Information
Members may have
an area of interest they want to write about, or have
already written something about, that they would like to
have published on the MPAS site. Thinking of information
sourced from members, I have already read a number of
interesting articles on telescope construction and guides on
astronomy for beginners’.
Members may even wish to do their own equipment reviews.
·
Astrophotography
This section
will be broken into two areas: Tips and Tricks, and
Members Photos.
In the Tips and Tricks area, members who are interested to
share their experiences are encouraged to provide articles
with photos. These may include particular equipment
combinations that have yielded favourable results for them.
In the members photo section, members will be given their
own web section that presents their efforts. But this
section is more than just a showcase. Members are required
to provide some pertinent information about how these photos
where achieved. A standard submission format is requested
for publishing these photos.
·
Meteor
Viewing Tips
Members
interested in meteor viewing may wish to share their
knowledge on when best viewing times will be throughout the
year. This would help to coordinate people with similar
interests to participate in viewing special events (see
below).
·
School
Activities
The Committee
can set up a standard advertisement for this section
promoting the Society’s services to the community. It’s
something that could be used in conjunction with a telephone
or email promotion.
·
Web &
Astronomy Software Links
Member’s who
come across interesting websites, or perhaps their own
websites, can send the link through for consideration of
inclusion to the MPAS web-link pages.
The new MPAS site is
looking for members help. The site is not intended to be a
monthly updated resource, but a general info site for the
members and the community.
Submission
Guidelines
Please Note:
If you are unable to comply
to the below guidelines, this will not mean the exclusion of
your information. These guidelines are in place to simplify
the introduction of your information into the website with
minimum delay and maximum compliance.
Photo Submission Guide
All
photos submitted are requested to be in a dimensional size,
where side “A” equals 2400 pixels, and the minimum resolution
of the photo is approximately 72dpi.
Orientation of Photos
|
Landscape
A
 |
Portrait
A
|
It
is important to note:
about 600 pixels wide (see A above) is the ideal photo width for presentation in our
website, and I'll scale your pictures down, but try to
maintain photo detail.
Article Submission Guide
1. Your
information
requires no particle software format, and can be submitted in “txt” or
email format.
2.
Members who want their article to be presented in a
particular way, should format their article in MS Word
format, positioning photos and tables where wanted. Every
effort will be made to reproduce your format within the web
page table allowed.
3.
Article Title: Please target an article title of no more
that 24 characters in length, and this includes spaces or
other symbols. This title will be used through the web page
menu system. Titles in excess of this number of allowed
characters will be trimmed or edited to fit the space
allowed.
4.
Please advise where the article is targeted for inclusion
(for example, the Meteor Viewing Tips,
Astrophotography,
etc).
Astrophotography Photo Submission Guide
1.
The first photos submitted by a member should have an
overview about the member to accompany the photo summary
page. Here the member can provide an overview of their
experience, equipment, and preferred software programs used
for editing. At any time the member can supply a new
overview about themselves.
2.
All astrophotography photos are kindly requested to be
submitted in accordance to the Photo Submission Guideline
above. This will assist with the quick inclusion of your
photos to the MPAS site. If you have difficulties in scaling
your photos, don't worry, just send them in. Just make sure
they are not bigger than 5mb per email.
3.
All photos must be supplied with a Messier or NGC catalogue
number. Please try to limit the reference codes to only
Messier and NGC (if possible of course). If the item has a general name, please also
supply this (eg: Orion Nebula). Within the website’s
database, a catalogue will be developed where a standard
series of object descriptions will be created. These will be
attached to your photo to add a description sourced from the Wikipedia.
4.
In addition to this, information regarding the taking of the
photo, and the software adjustment of the photos must be
supplied in the following standard format (an example is
provided):
Exposure
Data
