After running the IceInSpace Calendar Competition 2015 during June and July 2014, over 220 images were submitted and after over 1000 votes by the extended IceInSpace Community, the winning images have now been chosen by you! 

The following images make up your IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2015!

Winner and Cover Image

Horsehead by Marco

Marco receives $250 cash and 2 free calendars.

Category Winners

Each category winner will be displayed as a month in the calendar, and will all receive the choice of $100 cash and 2 IceInSpace Astronomy Calendars, or 10 IceInSpace Astronomy Calendars.

Aurora

Trial Bay Aurora curtains and beams by Graham Sanders, with 34.92% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Satellite Station Under the Stars  by James Garlick (29.69%)	Fire in the Sky  by pluto (14.01%)	Aurora Australis over the Chapel  by pluto (12.04%)	Star Party Aurora  by Big Dave (9.34%)

Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy by bodiattila, with 29.69% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Meat Hook by Paul Haese (21.57%)	NGC253  by Shiraz (18.21%)	NGC 5101 by Shiraz (15.41%)	NGC 1365 by Greg Bradley (15.13%)

Milky Way

Rise of the Core by AstroJason, with 37.72% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Crows Nest Milky Way  by Stephen M (25.40%)	Zenith of the Northern Summer Sky  by Leonardo (25.12%)	Centre of the Milky Way  by Phil Hart (8.31%)	Surrounding the Lagoon  by Andrew Murrell (3.45%)

Moon and Planets

Faces of Mars by John Hothersall, with 31.00% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Saturn Occulted by Moon  by Roger Groom (22.97%)	Rising First Quarter  by von Tom (22.22%)	Saturn  by von Tom (15.78%)	Luna Earth Shine by jjjnettie (8.03%)

Nebula Group 1

Liberty by niharika, with 40.80% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Sharpless 2-308  by Marco (22.78%)	Orion Nebula  by Paul Haese (20.17%)	VdB142 in Cepheus by Leonardo (11.95%)	M78 Region by Marco (4.30%)

Nebula Group 2

Horsehead by Marco, with 50.14% of the vote.

Runners Up:

M20  by Disco Duck (15.31%)	Jewelbox  by Sky Viking (13.82%)	The Wolf  by Paul Haese (11.11%)	Heart and Soul Nebula  by Leonardo Orazi (9.62%)

Nightscape Milky Way

Dune, South Australia by John White Photos, with 43.42% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Venus in the Centre  by James G (20.17%)	Dingo Cave  by Stardust Steve (14.01%)	Galaxy Framing  by Alpha Plus (20.05%)	Murphy's Haystack  by John White Photos (9.99%)

Nightscape Featuring Moon

Crescent over a Foggy City by StephenM, with 30.44% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Contact with the Moon  by Stefano De Rosa (26.61%)	Superfull Moon with Silhouettes  by Roger Groom (21.48%)	The Great Beautyu  by Leonardo (10.92%)	Colours of the Moon  by Stefano de Rosa (10.55%)

Nightscape - Moonlit

Field of Dreams by CapturingTheNight, with 28.76% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Valley Fantasy  by D Wong (26.33%)	Ploughing the Grand Canyon  by Asterix2020 (23.72%)	Halo over Sugarloaf  by Stardust (15.87%)	Orion the Hunter by ourkind (5.32%)

Nightscape - Widefield

Cosmic Balance by Erax7, with 29.97% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Arabesque Tree  by ourkind (24.65%)	Convergence  by Erax7 (20.73%)	Milky Way and Clouds  by Greg Bradley (15.41%)	Night Sky over Little Langothlin Lake  by Phil Hart (9.24%)

Nightscape - People and Sky

Guide Us the Way by djmagro, with 32.12% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Milky Way - Eyre Peninsula  by John White Photos (23.25%)	Harvest Moon Rising  by Pluto (18.30%)	Campfire Moon  by Adelastro (14.47%)	Steel Wool on Goats Bluff  by James Garlick (11.86%)

Star Trails

Lake Eppalock by Phil Hart, with 30.81% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Desert Mystery  by D Wong (23.16%)	Banjo - Australovenator  by Grant Earth (19.05%)	Lonely Tree  by Asim Patel (13.73%)	Circles in the Sky  by Alpha Plus (13.26%)

Sun

Solar Sun by Solar, with 35.20% of the vote.

Runners Up:

Setting Partial Eclipse  by Astroman (22.32%)	Eruption  by Paul Haese (17.55%)	Sunset Partial Solar Eclipse  by Stephen Mudge (15.78%)	Eclipse Sunset over Lake Bolac  by Phil Hart (9.15%)

Congrats to all winners and thanks to the IceInSpace Community for your part in making this competition a success.

The next thing you all have to do, is buy plenty of calendars - for sale soon at the IceInSpace Shop!

The IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2015 will be available for sale in early August from the IceInSpace Shop.

Many thanks to David at Astrovisuals for teaming up with me and helping me to make this idea become a reality!

We'll run this competition again for the 2016 calendar, so keep your eye out around April/May 2015 for announcements of how and where to submit your images.