The 2023 photo competition has closed. The winners are chosen at the end of December. Below are the competition entries for each category. There were a total of 68 entries.

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The Moon

14 photo(s)

30/11/2023
Tarini Sharma
The moon in the early evening
iPhone 12

29/11/2023
Jonathan Penberthy
The Moon (on a budget)
Canon 7D, EF-S 55-250mm (@250mm) Lens, IS0 400, f8, 1/500s x 401 subs

28/11/2023
Harry Wharwood
The Moon
iPhone 14 Pro Max

27/11/2023
Liam Rustill
The Moon, Apollo landing region
Canon 600d, Celestron 8SE

25/11/2023
Matt Osborne
Late November Moon
ZWO462MC - Stellalyra 6" RC - f9

20/11/2023
David Fowler
5% Illuminated Crescent Moon
Canon 60D, Skywatcher Skymax 127

16/11/2023
Pauline Phillips
Moon Venus Conjunction
Canon 5dIII 100-400mm lens

12/11/2023
Niki Samuel
The Moon
Pentax K20

Winner
12/11/2023
Juned Patel
Bow and Arrow - A Plane Crossing the Crescent Moon
Nikon D750 - Nikon 200-500mm f5.6E ED VR AF-S

11/11/2023
Isaac Rose
Autumn Moon
iPhone 13

09/11/2023
Charlie Bruce
The Moon
Google Pixel 6a

09/11/2023
Sarah Cromack
Early Morning Waning Crescent Moon and Venus
iPhone 13 Pro Max

02/11/2023
Rachael Hearn
Once in a Blue Moon
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ30

01/11/2023
Mike Rose
The Moon through cloud
iPhone 13

Nebula

13 photo(s)

30/11/2023
Sol Sanders
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Redcat51, ZWO ASI 1600MM PRO GAIN 139, SHO colour pallet

30/11/2023
Lydia Roberts
Orion Nebula
iPhone 11

29/11/2023
Joseph McCarthy
The Orion Nebula
William Optics GT71, Canon 1000D, 2h 45m Int. ISO 800

Winner
24/11/2023
Brad Thomas
Flaming Star Nebula - IC405
ZWO ASI183mc Pro & Skywatcher Evostar 72ed APO F4.9

24/11/2023
Chris Silvain
Rosette Nebula
Space cat51 zwo183 MC Pro - 50-180sec l-enhance filter

24/11/2023
Patrick Mcevoy
Horse Head Nebula
10inch f4 Newtonian 2600mm camera HA O3 S2 filters

22/11/2023
Kevan Noble
The Flying Bat (Sh2-129) and The Squid (Ou 4) Nebulae
ZWO ASI6200MM Pro - Askar FRA500 - f3.9 - 52h 30m - Gain 100 - HOORGB

20/11/2023
George Kennedy
Western Veil Nebila
Skywatcher 72ED, ASIAIR+, ASI533MC Pro, Optolong L-Ultimate Filter, NEQ6pro Mount, ZWO OAG w/ ASI120mm Guide cam

17/11/2023
Colin Fraser
NGC 7822 - The centre of the Cosmic Question Mark!
ZWO ASI 1600MM Pro, Skywatcher 130pds, HEQ5 Mount, Narrowband filters 7nm

13/11/2023
Shaun Letch
NGC 2244
StellaMira 90mm ED triplet 540mm/Field Flatner, Optolong L Enhance Filter, HEQ Pro Tracking Mount, ZWO asi071mc Pro, 120mm Min

13/11/2023
Martin Weston
The Crescent Nebula
QSI 683 ccd

11/11/2023
Craig Trusler
The Heart Nebular
Zwo183mc pro, L-Enhance filer, 80ED, EQM35 pro mount, zwo mini guide camera, ASIair

02/11/2023
Lee Turner
Heart and Soul Nebula
Altair Astro 26c Pro-Tec

Free 4 All

9 photo(s)

30/11/2023
Pat Knight
Northern Lights - Bláskógabyggõ, Iceland - March 2023
Canon EOS 1100D - Sigma 10-20mm - f3.5 - 8 sec - ISO 1600

27/11/2023
Peter Coates
Northern Lights over Beverley Westwood, East Yorkshire
Canon 1100d 18-50mm, set at 18mm, f4, 10" ISO 1600

Winner
27/11/2023
Carl Everitt
Moon Halo
Canon R5 - Sigma 20mm - f/3.2 - 4" - ISO 400

24/11/2023
Robert Lowton
Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
Nikon D3100 - Sigma 70-300mm - f4.0 - 4" - ISO720

14/11/2023
Jon Pauling
Star Trails (over 1100 x 15 second photos)
Canon 5Dmk4 + Tamron 15-30mm

02/11/2023
Andrew Washington
Front, abandoned church & Milky Way
Nikon Z6ii, Z20mm 1.8, 13 secs at iso 3200, f2

01/11/2023
Dietmar Mair
Comet Neowise taken in July 2020
Sony Alpha 6000

01/11/2023
Sarah Dinnick
Buchan Ness Lighthouse Night Sky
Huawei P30

01/11/2023
Tim Jackson
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
ASKAR FRA 500 - ZWO ASI2600MC PRO

Clusters and Stars

3 photo(s)

29/11/2023
Arpad Rektor
NGC 2264 - The Christmas Tree Star Cluster
EQ5-Pro, Altair 183c pro, William optics star 71 quintuplet, 5 nights, ~12 hours exposure total (1500x30s), Bortle 7, gain 5000

Winner
18/11/2023
Robert Dawson
M45 - Pleiades
Altair Astro 183CM ProTec - William Optics GT71 - EQ6r PRO

Winner
01/11/2023
Nick Williams
Double Cluster (NGC 869/NGC 884) in Perseus
StellaMira 90EDT, ZWO 533MC Pro, on HEQ5-Pro.

The Sun

5 photo(s)

Winner
28/11/2023
Julian Whitfield
Active Region 3190
Skywatcher Startravel 120, ZWO ASI174mm

23/11/2023
Amit Sharma
The Sun 15th September 2023
Coronado SolarMax II 60

09/11/2023
Alastair Woodward
Our Sun in Hydrogen Alpha
Skywatcher 62ed, CEM70 mount, Quark chromosphere eyepiece, ASI 174 mono camera

01/11/2023
Rachael Hine
Flying home
Google Pixel 7

01/11/2023
Aston Smith
Sunset (Fire in the Sky)
iPhone 13

Constellations

1 photo(s)

Winner
13/11/2023
Scott Padfield
The Orion Constellation and it's Molecular Cloud Complex
Canon EOS 800D / Sigma 18-35mm lens / f2.5 & 40 minutes total exposure time for sky using Star Adventurer star tracker

Space Selfies

0 photo(s)

There are currently no entries for this category.

Meteors

2 photo(s)

Winner
28/11/2023
Simon Dolby
Perseid meteors down the middle of the Milky Way.
Nikon D610 - Irix 15mm - f2.4 - 10" - ISO 1270

10/11/2023
Louise Rigby
Fireball Meteor, St Cwyfan's Church
Nikon D3300 - Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC

Planets

6 photo(s)

Winner
30/11/2023
Ascanio Palumbo
Jupiter with GRS and the four Galilean moon (Io, Europa, Callisto, Ganymede)
Skywatcher 200pds F5- HEQ5- ZWO 290MC - 20% stack of 2000 frames

30/11/2023
Darshna Ladva
SATURN
Skywatcher 127mm MAK, 224MC, uv/ir filter, adc, 2x Barlow

25/11/2023
Amy Mann
Jupiter and its moons
Samsung S23 ultra

16/11/2023
Josh Lee
Jupiter
Samsung S22 with a 6" Skywatcher Dobsonian

Winner
13/11/2023
Matt Harkup
Venus and The Moon
Canon R6 - Sigma 18-35mm

09/11/2023
David Bryant
Uranus and its moon, Miranda
8" Orion UK Newtonian, 2x barlow, ZWO Asi224mc

The Milky Way

6 photo(s)

29/11/2023
Riah Komaroni
Milky Way
Samsung S23 Plus

19/11/2023
Neil Wynne
The Milky Way above the beach at Rhosneigr, Anglesey.
Nikon D5500 18-70 Nikkor lens set at 18mm f/4.5 30sec at ISO3200

16/11/2023
John Sharp
The Milky Way
iPhone 13 Pro

13/11/2023
Dariusz Chalupka
The Milky Way above Tatra Mountains
Sony A7 IV - Sigma ART 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN - Skywatcher Star Adventurer pro - 3x300s sky tracked, 3x300s foreground static

02/11/2023
Tom Holder-Mark
The Cygnus region of the The Milky Way
Astro-modified Sony a7, Samyang 14mm f2.8 AF at f2.8. 8x2min tracked and stacked exposures for the sky. Two untracked exposures

Winner
01/11/2023
Mike Jefferies
The Milky Way over the Glastonbury Tor
Sony A 9 and Sony 17-28mm lens

Smart Phones Only

8 photo(s)

29/11/2023
John Murphy
Orion constellation
Apple iPhone 6S 12MP, 29mm f2.2 ISO8000 1/3s (NightCap)

29/11/2023
Paul Smith
Morning Moon
iPhone 14 Pro Max

28/11/2023
Rinnah Kwan
The moon with houses
iPhone13

27/11/2023
Ionut Nedelcu
Moon's craters on the terminator
OnePlus 10 Pro and SkyWatcher Skymax 127 with 10mm Eyepiece

20/11/2023
Paul Maskell
Night Sky
Redmi Note 10 Pro

06/11/2023
Nick Amsel
Aurora
iPhone 13 Pro Max

01/11/2023
Amy Dover
The Milky Way and Andromeda (bottom centre)
Google Pixel 4a

Winner
01/11/2023
Aimee Barry
M27 Dumbbell Nebula
iPhone 13 Pro - Single 30sec exp, Celestron 8se Nexstar, 25mm

International Space Station (ISS)

1 photo(s)

Winner
30/11/2023
Martin (Banger) Lowde
ISS
ZWO ASI 224 . 250p Goto Dobsoniaian