The 2025 photo competition has closed. The winners were chosen at the end of December. Below are the competition entries for each category. There were a total of 99 entries.

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The Moon

24 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Dulmina Nithish De Silva
Moon
iPhone

30/11/2025
Peter Coates
Moonrise over Blackmill Beverley
Canon 1100d, f 5.2 2 sec exposures ISO 800

29/11/2025
Bailey Redmayne
Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina (Photo Taken By 12 Year Old)
Celestron Astromaster 130EQ with iPhone SE

22/11/2025
Chris Baker
The Moon
Dwarf 3

04/11/2025
John High
Half Moon
Motorola phone and Celestron telescope

29/10/2025
William Newham
The Moon
Canon 1000D, Tamron 70-300mm Lens

27/10/2025
Kyran Quamina
A high-quality close up capture of the Lunar terminator
Skywatcher Explorer 130 EQ2

08/10/2025
Bethany Staples
The Moon
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

08/10/2025
John Peggs
Moon Behind Clouds
Canon R5 - Canon 500mm - f11 - ISO 1250

07/10/2025
Hannah Kidman
Flying me to the Moon
Canon Powershot

07/10/2025
Damon Vincent
Bloodmoon over Spinnaker Tower
Nikon D300 sigma 70-300

07/09/2025
John Loizides
The Moon
UNISTELLAR EVSCOPE 2

27/08/2025
Mike Rose
Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby
iPhone 13 using Ursa major 8 inch Dob

22/08/2025
Josh Wright
Lunar Southern Highlands
12" Skywatcher Goto Dobsonian, ASI662Mc, BST 2x Barlow

19/08/2025
James Burrill
The Moon
Altair 8 inch f4 Newtonian, Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 mount, Canon RP

18/08/2025
Helen Hughes
The New Moon
Seestar S50, iPhone 15

11/08/2025
Caroline Rielly
The Moon
Nikon Zii - Nikkor Z 180 - 600mm f5.6-6.3

08/08/2025
Jade Barber
The Moon
Samsung S25 Ultra

29/05/2025
Dean Whitby
The Moon
Canon R10. Tamron 150-600mm. 2x TC.

06/04/2025
Lorna Wall
The Moon, with an aeroplane flying in the sky
Fuji XT20, Fuji XF 70-300 with 1.4x teleconverter, f/13, ss 1/180, iso 320

01/03/2025
Yash Rochiramani
The Moon
Samsung A33 5g + 20x telephoto phone clipon lens

13/02/2025
Joao Yordanov Serralheiro
The Moon
Sony Alpha 7 III, Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS

07/02/2025
Andrew Morl
The Moon
Nikon D750, 1/160, ISO 100, RC14" Telescope

07/02/2025
Jonathan Ross
The Moon
Canon 1300D - Canon 18-55mm lens @35mm - f4.0 - ISO800

Nebula

24 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Lee Turner
Rosette Nebula
Altair Astro 26c camera with Altair dual narrowband Ha/Oiii and Sii/Oiii filters

30/11/2025
Nigel Price
Semeis 147 Supernova remnant in Taurus/Auriga in SHO palette
Askar 600 with 0.7x focal reducer, Askar D1/D2 Colour Magic filters, ZWO ASI 6200MC camera, ZWO AM5N mount

30/11/2025
Jim Hogan
The Lagoon Nebula
Seestar S50

30/11/2025
Simon Edwins
Crescent Nebula and surrounding nebulosity
Skywatcher Esprit 100 with ZWO ASI533MC

29/11/2025
Nick Williams
Barnard 150 (LDN1082) "The Seahorse" Dark Nebula
StellaMira 90EDT, ZWO 533MC-pro camera, ZWO AM5n mount

27/11/2025
Joshua Snowdon
North America nebula
Dwarf 3

25/11/2025
Neil Wilson
The Heart Nebula (IC 1905)
Celestron 9.25" SCT + Hyperstar 525mm - f2.2 Ha, Oiii, Sii

22/11/2025
Jordan Roby
The Crescent Nebula
Seestar S50

18/11/2025
Dan Renwick
The Tulip Nebula (Sh2-101) and Dusty Surroundings in Cygnus
Player One Poseidon M-Pro (cooled to -10), William Optics Zenithstar 73, HEQ5 Pro mount, 24 hrs 57 mins total exposure

12/11/2025
Daniel Apps
NGC7000 NA Nebula and IC5070 Pelican Nebula
Askar FMA180 with an ATR585M camera.

03/11/2025
Gemma Ridgway
Crescent Nebula
Seestar S30

15/10/2025
Barry Murphy
The North America and Pelican Nebula
Canon EOS 600D Tamron 300mm Lens F5.6 ISO 800 ASIAIR AZ GTI Mount

07/10/2025
Adam Gathercole
M27 Dumbell Nebula
Seestar S50

07/10/2025
Fred Wainwright
Horse Head Nebula
Seestar S30

07/10/2025
Russell Atkin
Western Veil Mosaic
Seestar 50

02/10/2025
Jonathan Penberthy
Cygnus Wall
ZWO ASI 585MC Pro (Gain: 252, Temp: -10C, 120s Exposure) L eNhance Filter, 0.8x reducer, Altair Astro Starwave 70ED

28/09/2025
Branislav Nadanyi
6 Stella Lyra
ZWO ASI 294 Pro

24/08/2025
Jade Warner
Pacman Nebula
Dwarf Lab 3

19/05/2025
Lee O’Driscoll
NGC7000 - North American Nebula
Touptek 2600mm, William Optics Star 71

23/04/2025
Athri Iyer
Rosette Nebula
Canon 1100d, f5 80mm - iso 1600

17/04/2025
Steven Healey
The Jellyfish Nebula
ZWO ASi2600MM

11/04/2025
Andrew Mackenzie
Soul Nebula
Dwarflab Dwarf 2 Telescope, Shutter speed: 10 secs, Gain 60, 100 photos stacked. Used Google photos to enhance image.

07/03/2025
Keir Bailey
Great Orion Nebula
ZWO Seestar s50

04/03/2025
Stephen Edwards
Tadpole Nebula
ASI 1600MM williams optics GT81

Free 4 All

8 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Falak Sajjad
The brightest spot is Jupiter during the month of Feb 2025.
iPhone

24/11/2025
Gary Milner
The Silver Sliver Galaxy (NGC891)
Altair 585c, Skywatcher 200p, EQ6-Pro, 80x120" + 121x90" = 5hrs 41min

22/11/2025
Gig Binder
Tibetan Stupa, Oseling, Las Alpujarras, Spain.
Olympus OM-1 , Panasonic Summilux 9mm f1.7 lens

10/10/2025
Andy Washington
Abandoned outback bus near full moon
Nikon Z6ii, Z20mm lens, F1.8, 8 sec exposures for 7 hrs at ISO 400

09/10/2025
Jayden Winson
The Andromeda Galaxy
ZWO ASI2600mc Pro, EQ6 Pro, 100 Gain 300s subs

07/10/2025
Gheorghe Astalus
Noctilucent Clouds
Nikon D3200

05/10/2025
Ewan Vellacott
NGC4725 In the constellation of Coma Berenices with NGC4712 (above) & NGC4747 (below).
Altair Ascent 102 ED Doublet & 0.8 Reducer, Altair Hypercam 183C Pro TEC (-10 Degrees, 398/25 Gain/Offset, 180s x 15 & 120s x 89 = 3Hs 43Min)

14/08/2025
Steve Jenkins
Midnight Tree
Nikon D850 - Nikkor 17-35mm f2.8. 25 secs f5.6 ISO 640

Clusters and Stars

5 photo(s)

09/11/2025
Craig McDearmid
Andromeda
Esprit 100, Am5n, ZWO ASI 2600 mono, Antlia LRGB Ha filters

15/10/2025
Damian Nash
The Milky Way
Samsung S24 Ultra

04/10/2025
Fernando Graca
The Pleiades
Touptek ATR2600C - Askar 71F 490mm - 7 hours exposure - Gain 100

24/09/2025
Dave Turley
Pleiades Star Cluster
ZWO 585mc Pro

28/08/2025
Frank Heritage
Star trails in the Perseid Meteor shower
GoPro Hero13 Black

The Sun

5 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Alastair Woodward
The Solar Chromosphere : Active Region AR4197
Sky-Watcher 120mm Evostar Telescope, CEM70 Mount, Daystar Quark Chromosphere Eyepiece, ZWO ASI174 Mono Camera

07/10/2025
Chris Harrison
The setting Sun
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

24/09/2025
Danny Lee
A Bird of Sun and Shadow
Telescope: LuntLS50Tha, Camera: Player One Neptune-M

05/08/2025
Paul James
Sunspots AR4153 AR4157
Celestron 9.25" SCT - ASI294MC PRO Exposures 30.3070ms Gain 127 15% of 1000 frames processed

09/06/2025
Joravar Singh
Sun Spots Closeups
ZWO ASI662MC - Baader Solar Filter

Constellations

4 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Christian Cooper
Orion ‘The Hunter’
Nikon D750

22/11/2025
Michal Ciesielski
Pleiades and Moon conjunction
Bresser Messier Dobsonian 8", SPL 25mm, Galaxy S21

30/10/2025
Lanyon Cummings
Cygnus Constellation
Nikon D7500, 18-140mm F3.5-5.6 at 48mm F5

15/10/2025
Jayasree Kaimal
Ursa Major
iPhone 15

Aurora

3 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Chris Chate
The Northern Lights over Bodiam Castle
It was taken at Bodiam Castle on the 10th of May 2024, using a Sony A7rIV with a Sony 20mm F1.8 prime lens at an ISO 1250 setting using an aperture of F2.0 and is a single exposure of 15 seconds.

24/04/2025
Jason Dean
Aurora over a forgotten farm trailer Lincolnshire UK.
Canon 6D samyang 24mm 1.4

13/04/2025
Mark Ainsley
Arctic Norway Aurora
Fuji X-T4 10-24mm

Comets and Meteors

3 photo(s)

24/11/2025
Chris Eccles
Comet Lemmon (C2025-A6)
Sony a6300, Samyang 135mm F/2 20" ISO 1000.

22/10/2025
Jason Hopewell
Comet A6 Lemmon
Dwarf 2 Telescope

17/08/2025
Hollie Roebuck
Perseids
iPhone 15 Pro Max

Planets

4 photo(s)

22/11/2025
Andrew Glass
Saturn
iPhone 12

20/11/2025
Paul Williamson
Jupiter
Celestron C11, ZWO ASI 462MC

26/10/2025
Aimee Barry
Jupiter
Celestron NexStar 8SE, ASI224MC Camera, Autostakkart

19/03/2025
Aston Smith
Jupiter and its Moons
Celestron NexStar 8SE with iPhone 13

The Milky Way

6 photo(s)

27/10/2025
Scott Phoenix
The Milky Way
Canon 6D, Sigma Art 24mm Lens, ISO 1600, F2.8, 40 seconds exposure

23/10/2025
Gary Benwell
The Milky Way
Canon 5D Mk2

07/10/2025
Caroline Eglinton
The Milky Way
iPhone 15 Pro Max

07/10/2025
Billy-Jo Brison
The Milky Way over the English Channel
Sony A7III - 20mm f1.8 - 10' - ISO 1600 - Stacked

07/10/2025
Lincoln West
The Milky Way
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and a Amazon bought tripod

10/02/2025
Oliver Griffiths
The Milky Way
Canon EOS 400D

Smart Phones Only

11 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Sujit Nair
Twilight over London skyline
iPhone 15

25/11/2025
Attila Borbely
Tree in the night
iPhone 15 Pro Max

28/09/2025
Leon Edwards
Moonlight through drifting clouds over Hertford
Samsung Galaxy A55

19/08/2025
Adam Lawrence
Milky Way with Shooting Star
iPhone 15 Pro Max

15/08/2025
Sebastian Beard
The Sky
iPhone 16

01/06/2025
Harriet Lam
Mirror
Sony

31/05/2025
Lucinda Ball
The Milky Way
iPhone 13 Pro Max

17/04/2025
Archie Hopes
Stars
iPhone 12 Pro

24/03/2025
Paulious Butlinski
The Plough and SpaceX
Sony Flip Phone

23/02/2025
Subhan Shah
The Moon
iPhone 15

10/02/2025
Kevin Bristow
Waxing crescent moon from Sloane Square, London with light pollution
Google Pixel 7

International Space Station (ISS)

2 photo(s)

30/11/2025
Banger (Martin) Lowde
ISS
250P GOTO Dobsonian, x2 Barlow and Player One Uranus C

22/11/2025
Lyn Dempsey
ISS passing over the Grand Union in Fenny Stratford
Canon R5 14mm 30 seconds