[nPAE (Dave)]

Hi All,

Thank you for your comments on our competitions. We felt some of the remarks warrant a response.

Corruption: Absolutely not. It’s a public competition open to anyone at any level. The choice of winners reflects the diversity of entrant’s ability and the range of objects. Given that landscape, deep sky, lunar, planetary and solar images are all valid not everyone will agree with the judges choices. There is also public opinion poll for each hemisphere where you can vote for your favourite photo.

The judges can only judge what is put in front of them. If you are a talented astrophotographer and want recognition for your work, you are invited to enter.

The Grito Galactico photo was single exposure taken with Canon EOS rebel t6 camera with the 18-55mm lens kit at F3.5 and ISO 3200. It is not a composite.

The World Champion award is given by a public vote between the winners of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere rounds. Please take part if you would like to influence the outcome.

The dates for the 2021 competitions are:

Northern Hemisphere January 1st to March 31st. Results announced 1st May
Southern Hemisphere June 1st to August 31st. Results announced 1st October
World Champion Vote: Previous World Champion against current North and South winners. Mid October, results announced 1st November.

Many thanks,

nPAE Precision Astro Engineering.