The 2026 photo competition is now open. Below are the current competition entries for each category. There have been 10 entries submitted so far. The winners will be chosen towards the end of December.

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The Moon

2 photo(s)

04/05/2026
Alan Boyle
The moon.
Sony a6700 with Sony 70-350mm lens. Hand held

27/02/2026
Conor Mcgowan
The Moon
Nikon D5300, Nikkor 200mm f5.6, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi, blend of 2 exposures

Nebula

2 photo(s)

02/05/2026
David Giles
The Running Chicken Nebula
SQA85 - QHY268ProC - Antlia 5nm Ha/O3 filter

03/04/2026
Justin Hawkes
NGC-2237 in HbSS
Askar FRA600, ZWO 6200MM

Free 4 All

1 photo(s)

03/02/2026
Joao Yordanov Serralheiro
Startrails over One-Mile Radio Telescope
Sony Alpha 7 III - Sony FE 20mm F1.8 Gm - F1.8 - 240x30" - ISO 640

Clusters and Stars

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

The Sun

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Constellations

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Aurora

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Comets and Meteors

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Planets

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

The Milky Way

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Smart Phones Only

2 photo(s)

23/04/2026
Scott Caswell
it was during the meteor shower on the 22nd of April 26
iPhone 15

11/04/2026
Daniel White
Milky Way
iPhone 16

International Space Station (ISS)

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Smart Scopes Only

3 photo(s)

11/05/2026
Jamie Palmer
The Orion Nebula
Dwarf Lab's, Dwarf Mini

10/05/2026
James Munn
M42 orion nebula
Seestar s50

04/02/2026
Darren Cotton
Elephant trunk nebula
Seestar S50

Galaxies

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

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