The 2024 photo competition is now open. Below are the current competition entries for each category. There have been 36 entries submitted so far. The winners will be chosen towards the end of December.

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The Moon

4 photo(s)

12/11/2024
Suraj Garg
The Moon
Nikon Z6 - 85mm - f/6.3 - 1/160s - ISO250

08/11/2024
Dawid Glawdzin
Mineral Moon composite created from four different exposures.
Nikon D850, Sigma 150-600mm

03/11/2024
Duane Evans
Fly me to the moon
Nikon - D5600 - Sigma Telephoto Lens

02/11/2024
Charlie Bruce
The Moon
Google Pixel 6a

Nebula

8 photo(s)

15/11/2024
Jim Owen
Western Veil Nebula
William Optics GT81, Altair 26m, Ha and Oiii filters, Skywatcher EQ6R Pro

12/11/2024
Colin Thomas
Heart Nebula
William Optics 71 / Atik 460

11/11/2024
Matt Osborne
NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula
ZWO 294MC Pro - Skywatcher 100 Esprit - HEQ 5 pro mount

11/11/2024
Christopher Hornby
The Elephants Trunk Nebula
RVO Horizon 60 ED / ASI 533 / Guidescope with ASI120 mini / HEQ5 PRO / ASI AIR / ASI Autofocuser / different filters

09/11/2024
Nicola Hughes
IC 1396
Redcat51 - EQ6R Pro - ASI 533mc Pro cooled - ASI Air.

08/11/2024
Jason Blount
Fish Head Nebula
Seestar s50

04/11/2024
David Fowler
The Horsehead Nebula
Modified Canon 60D - Sky Watcher 150pds

04/11/2024
Aidan Kingshott
IC 5146 (The Cocoon Nebula)
Altair 533M - Altair 70 EDQ-R - iOptron CEM26 - Optolong 1.25" LRGB + 7nm Ha - 15hrs HaLRGB - NINA + PixInsight

Free 4 All

3 photo(s)

19/11/2024
Nik Emery
The North American Nebula
ASI 294 MC Pro

13/11/2024
Paul Smith
Lunar Rainbow (Moonbow)
iPhone 14 Pro Max

09/11/2024
John Scales
The Milky Way and Rollright Stones
Canon EOS R, EF 17-40mm f/4L

Clusters and Stars

1 photo(s)

02/11/2024
Aimee Barry
M11 Wild Duck Cluster
Seestar S50

The Sun

3 photo(s)

13/11/2024
Mike Rose
Sunset over Oxfordshire
iPhone 13

09/11/2024
Dipa Patel
Sunset
iPhone 12 Pro

09/11/2024
Selina Bhambra-Bland
The Sun at Sunrise (100x zoom)
Samsung S21 Ultra

Constellations

1 photo(s)

19/11/2024
Matt Cooper
Ursa Major
Canon EOS R8a - Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art - 5sec - f/2 - ISO800

Aurora

6 photo(s)

13/11/2024
Chloe Laventure
The Aurora
Canon 80D

11/11/2024
Victoria McQueen
Aurora
iPhone 14 Pro

10/11/2024
Lee Hore
Aurora at Green Lane, Delabole, North Cornwall
Canon 600D and Samyang 14mm f2.8 lens 3200iso 7 secs

09/11/2024
Lauren Fowler
Aurora
iPhone 13

05/11/2024
Becky Hill
Aurora
iPhone 13

03/11/2024
Mark Taylor
Aurora Borealis 10/10/2024
Google Pixel 7

Comets & Meteors

1 photo(s)

11/11/2024
Peter Hall
Seven Sisters and The Milky Way ruined by a comet
Canon EOS 200d

Planets

0 photo(s)

The Milky Way

4 photo(s)

16/11/2024
Toby Sinkinson
The Milky Way behind Lords Island
Canon 6D 17-40f4L 7 * 30" ISO 3200

12/11/2024
James Burrill
The Milky way core rising over old Brook farm in the Devonshire valleys that border dartmoor
Canon R6 mk ii / Moveshootmove Tracker / Manfrotto tripod

11/11/2024
Katy Baldock
The Milky Way
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

09/11/2024
Zixuan Li
The Milky Way
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV

Smart Phones Only

4 photo(s)

12/11/2024
Faye Arnold
Winters nights
IPhone 14 Pro

11/11/2024
Billy Millward
Aurora
Samsung S23 ultra

09/11/2024
Sophia Chan
Aurora
iPhone 13 Pro - 32mm - f1.5 - ISO 4000

09/11/2024
Paul James
One Starry Night
iPhone 16 Pro Max Fusion Camera 24mm - f1.78 - 3.4" - ISO 5000

International Space Station (ISS)

1 photo(s)

09/11/2024
Carl Everitt
Transit of ISS passing the Sun
Canon R5 - rf 100-500mm - f/16 - 1/8000 - ISO 100 - 10 stop nd filter