The 2026 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 82 entries.

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The Moon

17 photo(s)

29/10/2026
Piotr Charko
Moon on cloudy sky
Olimpus E-M1Markii / old telescope europa 750mm f6

29/10/2026
Caspar Ahluwalia
Ancient Scars of the Moon
ASI678MC

25/10/2026
Rachael Hearn
Full Moon
Fujifilm Finepix SL 1000

22/10/2026
Harvey Robinson
Waxing gibbous moon, 6 panel mosaic
Altair planeta 101mm f11 refractor, ASI676mc planetary cam

07/10/2026
Oliver Hughes
The Moon
Bresser Messier Tabletop Dobsonian 5", Samsung S20

04/10/2026
Henry Hatala-poole
The moon with an aircraft passing through the frame
Nikon D500 - Sigma 150-600 1:5 6:3

26/09/2026
Carly Hazelton
Moon
Samsung S22

21/09/2026
Muhammad Qureshi
The Moon
iPhone XR + 130 mm Dobsonian + 10 mm eyepiece (65×), astroshader, iso 30 f/5. Edited on AstroShader polished in light room. No phone adapter

20/09/2026
Sanjay Shah
Shadow on moon
Fujifilm Finepix HS50EXR

14/09/2026
Ed Dawes
Night Flight
iPhone XR

29/08/2026
Aston Smith
Lunar Eclipse on 28th August 2026
Cannon EOS 2000D with 200mm Lens

29/08/2026
Samantha Brown
Moon
Samsung mobile

19/08/2026
James Owen
Moon
Altair 115 EDT-X, Altair 585c, HEM44 mount

18/08/2026
Damon Vincent
The moon above Cowdray
Nikon d300 iso 800 f8 with sigma 70-300mm lens shot @300mm

30/05/2026
Goran Demirkiran
The Moon
Celestron Powerseeker 127az with Samsung A14 Phone

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

12 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Giancarlo Erra
Rosette Nebula (Narrowband Hubble Palette)
Skywatcher Esprit 120 840mm · ZWO ASI1600 · 7nm HA + SII, Optolong 6.5nm OIII · iOptron CEM70 – Voyager

22/10/2026
Paul Ibbitson
The Cygnus Wall
Zwo asi533mc pro, Sky-Watcher 72ED, Optolong L-Ultimate filter

22/10/2026
Joel Ford
Melotte 15
Altair Starwave 80ED F6/480 - HEQ5 Pro - ASI585MC Pro - 7nm Dualband Ha/Oiii filter - 50mm Guidescope w/ ASI120Mini

20/10/2026
Jack Grant
The Shrimp Nebula
Sky-Watcher Starlux 190MN - Altair Hypercam 269C - Celestron AS-GT

20/10/2026
Branislav Nadanyi
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula
Camera Zwo asi 183Gt and 294mc pro Telescope Askar 60F and Redcat61

17/10/2026
Daniel Lewis
NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula
SkyWatcher Esprit 80, Moravian G2-8300, Optolong LRGB filters, SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro

09/10/2026
Sarabjote Bhamra
Western Veil Nebula
William Optics RedCat 71 WIFD, ZWO ASI4400MC Pro, ZWO AM3, Optolong Dual-Band L-eXtreme Filter

25/08/2026
Heidi Grady
NGC700 - North American Nebula
RedCat91, PlayerOne PoseidonM-Pro, Astrodon SII,OIII,Ha 5nm

05/08/2026
Paul Bird
Bubble nebula
C11 Xtl Wo 2600MC

19/05/2026
Lee O'Driscoll
Cave Nebula in HA-LRGB
Touptek 2600mm, William Optics Star 71, Optolong LRGB Filters, Optolong HA filter

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

3 photo(s)

06/10/2026
Andy Washington
15 minutes under the spinning sky - Namibia June 26
Nikon Z5ii, Z20mm 1.8 lens

27/05/2026
Paul James
Capturing today's sunspots - 27 May 2026
iPhone 16 Pro Max - 24mm -f1.78-ISO 64-1/246s

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

2 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Arthur Bolton
sky full of stars
samsung galaxy s23 fe. iso 1600 23mm -2.0ev f1.8 30"

30/10/2026
Nick Williams
M45 Pleiades
SkyRover 70APO, ZWO 533MC-pro camera with UV/IR filter, ZWO AM5n mount

The Sun

5 photo(s)

09/09/2026
Nick Simpson
Partial Solar Eclipse, 12th August, 2026, Penshaw Monument, Sunderland
Canon EOS 5D mk.IV w/25-70mm USM lens on tripod & UV Filter

19/08/2026
Suraj Garg
The Sun over the Light Pyramid
Nikon Z6II with NIkkor 70-200 f/2.8 S lens

19/08/2026
Keith Holmes
The eclipse
Canon R5Mk11 24-70mm K&F Concept 67mm ND2-400

16/08/2026
Michael Ives
Solar Eclipse August 2026 - 3 day exposure (11th - 13th August)
Pinhole Camera - Solarcan Puck

15/08/2026
Thomas O’Hanlon
Solar Eclipse 12/08/2026 - Ogmore by Sea
Skywatcher evostar 72ed, skywatcher star adventurer 2i, RVO field flattener, Svbony uv ir cut filter, player one Uranus c pro cooled camera, Baader solar film, captured using Sharpcap, processed in Pipp, autostakkert, GIMP, windows photo editor.

Constellations

2 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Liam Rustill
The Orion Constellation
Canon 600d, canon 50mm, Samyang 14mm

08/10/2026
Aayan Shaikh
Orion
iPhone 12

Aurora

3 photo(s)

26/10/2026
Sue Westaway
Aurora
iPhone 16Pro

22/10/2026
Duane Evans
Aurora borealis - Northen lights
Nikon d5600

17/09/2026
Charlotte Kite
Aurora Shining On Talacre Lighthouse North Wales
Nikon Z50 - Viltrox 13mm - F1.6 - 5" - ISO640

Comets and Meteors

1 photo(s)

22/10/2026
Gary Milner
Perseids over the Northern Milky Way
Canon 1300D - Samyang 14mm - F2.8 - 15" - ISO1600

Planets

2 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Banger (Martin) Lowde
Saturn
250P GoTo Dobsonian with Player One Uranus-C Camera

09/10/2026
Darshna Ladva
The Solar system
ZWO 662mc, 294mc, SW 180mm Mak, 1.5x Barlow, UV/IR filter, SW EQ6-pro

The Milky Way

4 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Chris Chate
St Catherine's Oratory - Isle of Wight
Sony A7r4, Sony 20mm 1.8 lens, Sky - 8x15 secs at 1.8 ISO 3200 stacked, Foreground - 221 secs at 3.5 ISO 1000 and light paintedd

19/10/2026
Gordon Jenkinson
Milky Way over Belhaven Bridge, Dunbar
Sony a7iii Samyang 24mm f1.8 6" ISO 2000

12/10/2026
Billy-jo Brison
The Milky Way over the Solent with Periwinkle Sculpture.
Sony a7iii - Sony 20mm f1.8 - 8" - ISO 1600

23/08/2026
Will Owen
The Milky Way.
Canon 1300d, iso 1600, samyang 14mm f2.8. 10 mins total integration stacked blended with the beautiful tajinatste plant native to Teide national park.

Smart Phones Only

5 photo(s)

18/10/2026
Jade Wilson
Pembrokeshire Starry Night
iPhone 16

10/10/2026
Princess Jesuorobo
Midday Sun
iPhone 17

20/08/2026
Gonzalo Fernandez Ordas
Sun over the Sea
Samsung Galaxy S8

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)

1 photo(s)

31/10/2026
John Adair
ISS over the driveway
Canon R7 800m

Smart Scopes Only

23 photo(s)

31/10/2026
Jordan Adams
Bubble Nebula
Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope

31/10/2026
Rebecca Bailey
The moon
Seestar s30

29/10/2026
Joshua Snowdon
North America nebula
Dwarf 3

28/10/2026
Bailey Redmayne
Crescent Nebula (photo taken by 13 year old)
Seestar S50

26/10/2026
Shaun George
orion
seestar

07/10/2026
Lee Turner
Andromeda Galaxy
Seestar S30 Pro

07/10/2026
Ryan Hewitt
IC 1396 elephant Trunk Nebula
DWARFLAB 3

21/08/2026
Henry Fairburn
m33
seestar s50

20/08/2026
Aaron Sutcliffe
The Milky Way
Seestar S30 pro

16/08/2026
Anthony Fuller
The California Nebula
Dwarf Mini

16/08/2026
Ellen Daly
Aeroplane crossing Solar Eclipse - 12/08/26
DWARF Mini

16/08/2026
Aimee Barry
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
Seestar s30

16/08/2026
Tula Shorto
A perseid meteor
Seestar S30 Pro

16/08/2026
Beth Cayford
Suns eclipse 12/08
SeeStar S30

16/08/2026
Clare Pritchard
C33 also known as Eastern Veil Nebula
Dwarf 3

05/08/2026
Albert Christiansen
Eagle and Omega nebula (M16 and M17)
SeeStar S30 pro with built in LP filter

22/07/2026
Lewis Robertson
Cygnus loop / Veil Nebula
Seestar S30

09/07/2026
Harry Gamble
Whirlpool Galaxy
Dwarf Lab Mini

26/06/2026
Gabriela Crane
IC 1805 The Love Heart Nebula
DwarfLab Mini

23/06/2026
Jaick Joseph
Andromeda galaxy
Seestar s30

15/05/2026
Archie Rice-west
rosette nebula
Seestar S30

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

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

Galaxies

2 photo(s)

05/09/2026
John Morley
Andromeda
Altair Astro 60ed scope-Altair Astro 533c hypercam-skywatcher eq3 pro mount

25/08/2026
Alexandru Serban
Andromeda Galaxy
Nikon D7200-Tamron 70-200mm f2.8g G2