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I've run an astrophotography comp in the past. I found it impossible to cater for different levels of equipment/money. I don't know how that can be fairly done and balanced against personal skill. I found that entry level people didn't feel encouraged to join in because of the competition, which defeated the purpose of the competition.
I think astrophotography is different to normal photography competitions in that there is much less flexibility on composition, less room to be artistic, etc. So I think that results in astrophotography do come down to the quality of equipment much more so than in normal photography. It's harder to offset the effects of lesser quality equipment with creativity and the like.
I don't complain about astrophotography competitions such as this one, because I don't have a better solution.
Roger.
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