2025 Astrophotography Prize Winners and Awards

Entrant Statement: This is a 9 panel mosaic of the Constellation Crux and surrounds, shot over a period of months, in RGB-HA.
Location: Forbes, Victoria
Total Integration Time: 81.5

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro, Stellarvue SVX80T-3SV telescope, Astronomik deep sky RGB-HA filters
Exposure: 440 X 120 Second each R-G-B, 450 X 300 Second HA

Entrant Statement: LDN1448 is a very rarely photographed dust region where intense star-forming processes are taking place
Total Integration Time: 48h 12min
Location: Borchow Poland

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM-C, AZ-EQ6, TS Newton 8" f/5 Carbon, Antlia LRGB Filters
Exposure: L: 514x180sec, RGB: 150x180sec each channel

Entrant Statement: A widefield image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, our close neighbor galaxy at a distance of 158,200 light years.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - R: 51 × 300" - G: 50 × 300" - B: 51 × 300" - Hα: 35 × 1200"
Equipment: Camera: ZWO ASI6200; Lens: Canon 200mm f2.8
Total Integration Time: 24h 20m

Equipment: TS Hypergraph 6, Takahashi e130D, Skywatcher NEQ6, iOptron CEM70G, QHY 294m pro
Location: Heidelberg, Germany
Total Integration Time: 24.3 h

Entrant Statement: Comet C/2021 S3 PANSTARRS crossing Cygnus with Weinberger 1-10 (PK086+05.1) to the right.
Exposure: L: 89 x 180 s R: 22 x 180 s G: 25 x 180 s B: 30 x 180 s H-alpha: 64 x 300 s OIII: 125 x 300s

Exposure: 5 Panel Mosaic, for Each Panel: 60x15s each of R, G, B, 48x300s Ha, 48x300s O3
Location: Coffs Harbour - Backyard

Equipment: ASI2600MM, Antlia RGB Pro, Antlia 4.5nm Ha, Antlia 3nm O3. Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Total Integration Time: 43hrs, 45min

Entrant Statement: "Magnetic Shadow", AR370, one of the most beautifull sunspot group of this solar cycle, captured with good seeing (0.5" resolution)
Celestron Only: C11HD EDGE

Equipment: C11HD Edge f/10 + Baader Astrosolar + Optolong Red filter + ZWO ASI183MM
Location: Romano d'Ezzelino Italy
Exposure: Stacking of 300x10ms
Total Integration Time: n.a.

Entrant Statement: The International Space Station, captured with a telescope, transiting the moon travelling at 26,000 km/h. The crossing happened in 1/2 second.

Equipment: Sony a6400 camera mounted on a Meade LX-90 telescope
Exposure: 1/2000th second, ISO 500, 7 frames
Location: Williamsdale, NSW
Total Integration Time: N/A

Entrant Statement: On 2024-04-01 the sky cleared enough to allow 13 minutes of imaging time on 12P/ Pons-Brooks. The solar activity has taken its toll.
Celestron Only: C14 SCT

Equipment: asi2600 mcPro, Celestron C14 SCT, Hyperstar
Location: June Lake California
Total Integration Time: 0.217
Exposure: 26 x 30seconds

Equipment: Player One Ares-M Pro, DIY 400/1820, IR-Pass filter
Total Integration Time: 15 minutes

Entrant Statement: Crescent Moon IR mosiac
Location: Hungary, Balatonalmadi
Exposure: 4 x 500 frames frames

Exposure: 9 x 4 frames each) on: 1/200, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/13, 1/6, 0.3, 0.6, 1.3 seconds
Total Integration Time: About 0.0028h
Location: Russellville Arkansas

Entrant Statement: Total solar eclipse in Ruseville, Arkansas in 2024, showing the solar corona and the Moon’s earthshine.
Equipment: Canon EOS R, Canon RF 100-500 @500mm, ZWO Am3, ASIAIR,, ASIAIR

Entrant Statement: A 360 panorama showing the arch of the Milky Way stretching across the sky above the volcanic landscape of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands
Exposure: Land: 8*120 sec; Sky: 8*60 sec

Total Integration Time: 60 sec each frame, 480 sec total
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Equipment: Canon R5, Sigma 14mm f1.4 Art

Entrant Statement: An abandoned train stop in Namibia’s desert glows softly, embraced by the Milky Way’s arc, captured under one of the clearest skies on Earth
Location: Namibia, Karas Region

Total Integration Time: 75 sec per tile, total 8 min 45 sec
Exposure: Land: 7*120 sec; Sky: 7 tiles * 5 frames 15 sec
Equipment: Canon R5, Canon 14-35RF f4

Entrant Statement: Aboriginal Warrior, with spear in hand, stands watch over his land in a remote area of the Northern Territory.
Equipment: Nikon Z7ii with Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S Lens

Exposure: 2 row pano, 10 exposures total at 60 seconds each.
Location: Anmatjere, Northern Territory, Australia
Total Integration Time: 0.16 hours (10 min)

Entrant Statement: Located in Navajo Nation land of New Mexico, Alien Throne is a hoodoo which was created over millions of years by wind, rain, and water.

Location: Vally of Dreams, New Mexico, USA
Equipment: Nikon D850 and Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art lens
Exposure: 161- 6 second exposures
Total Integration Time: 0.25

Equipment: Canon EOS 6Da, Sigma ART 24mm f/1.4, Nisi Natural Night
Total Integration Time: 1m40

Entrant Statement: Aurora pillars and thunderstorm above Kirkjufell
Location: Kirkjufell, Iceland
Exposure: 20*4s

Equipment: PlaneWave CDK350, ZWO ASI6200MM, Chroma SHO
Location: SRO Auberry CA

Exposure: Ha: 84x600s, Oiii: 171x600s, Sii: 54x600s
Total Integration Time: 51.50 hours

Entrant Statement: A naturalistic widefield view of Vela, colour-enhanced using narrowband mapping: Hα to red, O III to blue, and S II to yellow.
Location: Swan Reach, South Australia

Equipment: Player One Zeus-M Pro, FSQ-106EDX4 + 0.72× QE reducer @f/3.6, Antlia LRGB + 3nm SHO filters
Exposure: LRGB 150x300s each, SHO, 150x1200s each.
Total Integration Time: 200h

Entrant Statement: Rosette blooms like a rainbow flower, Christmas Tree rises in radiant glow; together they weave romance and wonder, cosmic colors flowing through endless night’s embrace.
Location: Chile, DeepSkyChile
Total Integration Time: 150h

Exposure: 2Panels Mosaic, Lum 80×900s=20h, RGB 40×900s each=30h, Ha 120×900s=30h, SII 120×900s=30h, OIII 160×900s=40h
Equipment: Moravian G4-16000, Takahashi FSQ106EDX III, Astrodon LRGB Gen2 HaSIIOIII 5nm, TAK 0.72x Reducer 645RD

Entrant Statement: Spaghetti Nebula threads glow like electric veins, blue-green filaments weaving through dust, a luminous tapestry softly whispering endurance, sorrow, and the beauty of hidden light.
Total Integration Time: L17h15m;R8h40m;G7h50m;B9h00m;Ha31h10m;S233h10m;O339h30m;Tot146h35m

Equipment: Moravian G4-16000, Takahashi FSQ106EDX III, Astrodon LRGB Gen2 HaSIIOIII 5nm, TAK 0.72x Reducer 645RD;
Exposure: 10m/15m subs per channel: L57/31 R28/16 G23/16 B30/16 Ha139/32 SII151/32 OIII186/34
Location: Chile, DeepSkyChile; SiChuan China;

Entrant Statement: Sh2 126 the Lacerta (Gecko) is a striking dark nebula located in the constellation Lacerta, known for its intricate structures and surrounding Halpha emission clouds.
Total Integration Time: 47.3 h

Exposure: L: 87 x 300 s R: 61 x 300 s G: 30 x 300 s B: 30 x 300 s Ha: 360 x 300 s
Equipment: TS ONTC8 200/800 Astrograph, iOptron CEM70G, ZWO ASI2600m
Location: Trevinca, Spain