The 2026 photo competition is now open. Below are the current competition entries for each category. There have been 32 entries submitted so far. The winners will be chosen towards the end of December.

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The Moon

5 photo(s)

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

4 photo(s)

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

2 photo(s)

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

0 photo(s)

The Sun

4 photo(s)

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

0 photo(s)

Aurora

0 photo(s)

Comets and Meteors

0 photo(s)

Planets

0 photo(s)

The Milky Way

0 photo(s)

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)

Smart Scopes Only

15 photo(s)

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

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)