Astrophotography Competition 2023

Love taking photos of the night sky?

Here's the perfect chance to show off your favourite hobby - and to win $200!

Sorry, our Astrophotography Competition 2023 has ended.

The winning entries are shown below.

To see these images in all their glory, their submissions will be framed in our Showroom in the next few weeks!

Winners List

Grand Prize

Andrew Hayes

IC2944 - Running Chicken Nebula

Mount: ZWO AM5

Telescope: William Optics GT 71 with reducer

Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Camera

Filter: Antlia Triband RGB159 x 300 Sec Subs

13.25 hours

Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop

Bortle 7 skies

Second Prize

Monty McNeilly

NGC 3324 Gabriel Mistral

Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6
Telescope: 200PDS
Camera: 183MM - Pro

Filters:

- ZWO Ha 7nm - 60 x 120sec

- ZWO Oiii 7nm - 60 x 120sec

- ZWO Sii 7nm - 60 x 120 sec

Processed in Photoshop
4.5 hours
Location: Geelong Bortle 4

Dmitri Vdovichenko

IC2944 Running Chicken Nebula

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R
Telescope: Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80
Camera: ZWO533MM - Pro

Filters:
- Antlia: Ha 4.5nm 55 x 300s
- Antlia Oiii 4.5nm 55 x 300s
- Antlia Sii 4.5nm 55 x 300s
- ZWO R 30 x 60s
- ZWO G 30 x 60s
- ZWO B 30 x 60s

Processed in: Astropixel Processor and Photoshop
Location: Mill Park Bortle 6

Third Prize

Steeve Body

IC 2177 Seagull Nebula

Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R

Telescope: Askar 107 PHQ

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro

Filters:

- Antlia Ha 3nm 54x 600s

- Antlia Oiii 3nm 32x 600s

- Antlia Sii 3nm 43x 600s

- Antlia Pro Red 30 x 45s

- Antlia Pro Green 30 x 45s

- Antlia Pro Blue 30 x 45s

23h of data.

Processed in Pixinsight
Taken from Bentleigh. Bortle 6 skies.

Stefan Nebl

Sharpless-278

Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6

Telescope: Sharpstar 15028HNT

Camera: ZWO ASI183MM - Pro

Filters:

- L: 78x180s

- R: 18x300s

- G: 21x300s

- B: 26x300s

159 x 300 Sec Subs

9.3 hours

Processed in Pixinsight

Bortle 2 skies

Kevin Burfitt

NGC2244 - Rosette Nebula

Telescope: Meade LX90

Camera: QHY268M

Filters:

- Ha: 23x300s

- Oiii: 27x300s

- Sii: 22x300s

6 hours

Processed in Pixinsight

Bortle 8 skies

Lachlan Wilson (Astrolach)

Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6

Telescope: Sharpstar AL90-R

Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM - Pro

Filters:

- Ha - 60 minutes
- Oiii - 60 minutes
- Sii - 60 minutes

3 hours 11 minutes

Processed in Photoshop

Bortle 6 skies

Ashley Cain

Moon

Telescope: Celestron Astromaster 130EQ

Camera: Apple iPhone 13 Pro

Filters: Moon Filter

1/160 sec

Processed in Photoshop

Bortle 6 skies