In November 2011 I received first place in two out of three categories at the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh annual astrophotography contest with the following images.
Follow the link to see the image of the Great Orion Nebula.
http://matthewdieterich.zenfolio.com/p514416461/h76839E7#h76839e7Follow the link to see the image of our Milky Way.
http://matthewdieterich.zenfolio.com/p28115804/h2333C40#h2333c40
