Happy Holiday and a Great New Year (Eric Coles (coles44))

Happy Holiday and a Great New Year

As the stars twinkle in the vast cosmic ocean, we find ourselves at the close of another year—a journey around the sun that has seen challenges and triumphs. In this special time, let's pause under the dark, starry skies to cherish the warmth of togetherness and embrace the diverse tapestry of our global family. May your holidays be filled with health and happiness, surrounded by loved ones, sharing stories and laughter, in whatever way you celebrate this special time of year.

To each and every one:

MERRY CHRISTMAS

HAPPY YULE

FELIZ NAVIDAD

HAPPY HANUKKAH

BUON NATALE

JOYOUS BODHI DAY

FROHE WEIHNACHTEN

JOYEUX NOEL A TOUS

A BRIGHT DIWALI

NATALE HILARE

FELIZ NATAL

THE BEST WINTER SOLSTICE

JOYOUS KWANZAA

NADOLIG LLAWEN

LAS POSADAS

NOLLAIG SHONA DHUIT

KALA CHRISTOUYENNA

SHNORHAVOR SOORP TSENOONT

ZALIGE KERST

And a Happy New Year with heartfelt wishes to all celebrating life's myriad festivals.

While you reflect on our shared journey, what has been your brightest star this year?

Eric

Please note: The following tables are updated every 24 hours.

Distribution of astrophotographers

This table shows the number of distinct astrophotographers who have been assigned and IOTD/TP award compared to the total number of images awarded.
	Distinct awarded users	Total awarded images
Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

Distribution of subject types

This table shows the distribution of awards per subject type, compared to the popularity of images of that subject type.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape

Distribution of data sources

This table shows the distribution of awards per data source, compared to the popularity of images acquired from that data source.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

The “AstroBin Image of the Day and Top Picks”, or IOTD/TP, is a long-running system to promote beautiful, interesting, peculiar, or otherwise amazing astrophotographs, with a focus on technical excellence. Learn more.

Submitted The date and time when you submitted this image for IOTD/TP consideration.	...
Views by Submitters (available since September 19th, 2023) Every image is assigned to 50% of available Submitters. In the event that at least 80% of them don't view the image before its time in the IOTD/TP process expires, it's assigned to the other 50% of Submitters and the process begins anew.
Promotions by Submitters When 3 distinct Submitters promote the image, it moves on to the next stage of the process: evaluation for Top Pick status. This requirement, in addition to anonymization of images and distribution to only a subset of them, prevents biases and ensures that the best images are selected.
Promotions by Reviewers When 3 distinct Reviewers promote the image, it moves on to the next stage of the process: evaluation for IOTD status.
Early dismissal Staff members have a lot of images to inspect on a daily basis, and they can dismiss images if they believe they don't meet the requirements for IOTD/TP selection. If an image is dismissed 5 times, it's removed from the process. This streamlines the process and ensures that any bias present in promotions could be overruled by other staff members.

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