Congratulations to the
Category Winners of the Astrophotography Prize!
Deep Space- Yann Sainty (France)
- Yann Sainty (France)
- Kevin Morefield (USA)
Astro Landscape- Kavan Chay (NZ)
- Troy Casswell (Australia)
- Will Hudson (Australia)
Solar System- Phil Hart (Australia)
- Gerald Rhemann (Austria)
- Phil Hart (Australia)
Remote Imaging- Julian Shapiro (USA)
- Logan Carpenter (NZ)
- Herbert Walter (Austria)
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HERE to view the Winners and Runners-up prizes.
All the podium placegetters received hard-won Gold Awards for their winning entries, with scores of 90+ for these images.
Dare I say the standard was Astronomically high! 
In addition to the $20,000 AUD prize Pool, each Category winner will also receive a coveted 'AstroPrize Star" trophy.
Our esteemed international panel, which included world-class astrophotographers, award-winning master landscape photographers, and astrophysicist Dr. Tanya Hill, deserves special thanks!
The team's extraordinary dedication was evident as they connected globally via Zoom, overcoming significant time zone challenges.
For the Deep Space judging, Wolfgang Promper joined us at 1:00 AM from Vienna, and Lloyd Smith participated at 5:00 AM from Atlanta, USA.
Deep Space Judges ...
- Wolfgang Promper (Austria)
- Bray Falls (USA)
- Mike Sidonio (Australia)
- Rogelio Bernal Andrea (USA)
- Dr. Tanya Hill (Australia)
Solar System Judges ...
- Christopher Go (Phillipines)
- Marco Lorenzi (Singapore)
- Jean-Luc Dauvergne (France)
- Peter Eastway (Australia)
- Dr.Tanya Hill (Australia)
Astro Landscape Judges ...
- Alison Carlino (USA)
- Rogelio Bernal Andrea (USA)
- Peter Eastway (Australia)
- Ari Rex (Australia)
- David Glazebrook (Australia)
Remote Imaging judges ...
- Lloyd Smith (USA - Deep Sky West)
- Wolfgang Promper (Austria)
- Mike Sidonio (Australia)
Robyn Campbell was the Astrophotography Prize Event MC and Astroprize competition co-ordinator, and Andy Campbell was the Panel Mentor/Chair and competition director.
The team included Daniel Bingham, who provided incredible technical and software support by coding bulletproof and lightning-fast competition software, and Laurent Lamberty, who professionally directed the livestream.
There were 497 entries, and the top 25 in each category were judged live via Zoom and simultaneously broadcast to participants on YouTube.
This allowed entrants to receive real-time comments and feedback on their images.
All 497 entries were initially pre-judged by a panel of three experts from the above lists, including Marcel Drechsler (Germany, Deep Space) and Anthony Wesley (Australia, Solar System). For a small additional fee, all entrants could receive written feedback on their entries. Unlike most others, the Astrophotography Prize competition ethos is based on education, providing aural and/or written feedback to help entrants improve their astrophotography skills.
The competition would not exist without the generous support of our sponsors.
- NEAIC - Americas' Premier Astro-Imaging Conference
- Stellarvue Telescopes
- Sidereal Trading & CFF TElescopes
- QSI/Atik
- Deep Sky West
- Chroma Technology
- Astrography
- LTRimelapse and
- Astrobin.
All judges are voting to choose the overall winner, who will be announced on Tuesday 17 Sept.
The Overall winner will receive a Stellarvue SVX102T Telescope valued at over $5000.