2025 Astrophotography Prize Winners and Awards

Entrant Statement: Peering into the galactic core, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae glow against a dense starfield, dark lanes cutting across hidden gems scattered throughout the view.
Exposure: 474 x 30sec across 4 panels

Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC Pro, Celestron Rasa 11, Svbony UV/IR cut filter, Losmandy G11
Total Integration Time: 4 hours (across 4 panels in a mosaic)
Location: Gidgegannup, Western Australia
Celestron Only: Celestron Rasa 11

Entrant Statement: One of the deepest images of HChi-Persei double cluster. Without overdone star reduction to make the stars shine bright and colorful.
Location: Bamberg, Germany

Exposure: L: 375x180s, R: 100x180s, G:54x180s, B:60x180s, Ha: 492x300s
Equipment: QHY294m, Takahashi e130D, Astronomik LRGB, Ha 12nm
Total Integration Time: 71h

Entrant Statement: The Rho Ophiuchi nebula complex near Antares. The image shows colorful clouds of dust and gas, one of the most recognizable star-forming regions.
Total Integration Time: 270x180s, about13.5hrs

Equipment: ZWO Asi 2600MC Pro, Takahashi Epsilon 130d, UV/IR Cut filter
Location: Hakos, Namibia (during the expedition in may 2025)
Exposure: 3 panels, each panel with 90x180s exposures

Entrant Statement: The image shows Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN) clouds in the constellation Chamaeleon, together with the visible irregular galaxy IC 3104.
Exposure: 103 x 300s

Equipment: Askar FRA 400, ASI2600, ZWO Am3, ZWO IR CUT, ASIAIR
Total Integration Time: 8h 35m
Location: Namibi Hakos

Entrant Statement: A rarely imaged type-II supernova remnant near Scutum, this dusty region reveals sweeping filaments, dark nebulae, and chaotic shock fronts sculpted by a stellar cataclysm.
Total Integration Time: 30h 10'

Equipment: Askar 130PHQ, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm HO filters
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6
Exposure: Ha: 90x600"; Oiii: 91x600"

Exposure: Ha: 328x300s, OIII: 226x360s, L: 91x120s, R: 215x60s, G: 206x60s, B: 178x60s
Location: Austria, Fuellersdorf
Total Integration Time: 62 h 57 min

Equipment: ZWO ASI533MM-Pro, Lacerta Carbon Photonewton 150/600, Astronomik DeepSky LRGB + 6nm Ha/O3
Entrant Statement: Bipolar jets of the binary KX Andromedae

Entrant Statement: The Orion Nebula (M42) shown with extended dust structures. The image presents a colorful star - forming region, one of the brightest in the entire sky.
Exposure: 265 x180s

Equipment: ZWO Asi 2600MC Pro, Takahashi Epsilon 130d, UV/IR Cut filter
Total Integration Time: about 13,25 hrs
Location: Sopotnia Wielka, Poland

Entrant Statement: This is the Chameleon I molecular cloud complex close to the Southern Celestial Pole. Its grandeur needs to be shared.
Exposure: L166x180s; R 100x180s; G 83x180s; B 97x180s

Equipment: Stellarvue SVX102T; SFFR 0.74 Reducer; Chroma 36mm LRGB filters; ZWO ASI2600MMPro; ZWO OAG; ZWO AM5 Mount
Location: Backyard. Port Stephens, NSW, Australia
Total Integration Time: 22

Entrant Statement: The Anteater Nebula in the constellation Corona Australis. The image shows dark dust clouds contrasting with blue reflection nebulae surrounding bright stars.
Exposure: 108 x 180 s exposures

Equipment: ZWO Asi 2600MC Pro, Takahashi Epsilon 130d, UV/IR Cut filter
Location: Hakos, Namibia (during the expedition in may 2025)
Total Integration Time: about 5,5h

Entrant Statement: Title: Another Day, Another Dollar. A day of exposure on the Silver Dollar galaxy. Including some Ha to accentuate the underlying spiral structure.
Total Integration Time: 24 hours

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB and 5nm Ha filters
Location: Golden Grove and Bendleby Ranges, South Australia
Exposure: 3 minx202 L. 5 min RGB (approx 25 each). 10minx50 Ha.

Entrant Statement: A two-panel mosaic revealing the Rosette’s heart and petals, this star-forming complex glows with sculpted gas, dust columns, and stellar winds shaping a cosmic bloom.
Total Integration Time: 37h 30'

Equipment: Askar 130PHQ, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm SHO filters
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6
Exposure: Ha: 79×600″; Oiii: 63×600″; Sii: 83x600"

Entrant Statement: A chaotic masterpiece of starbirth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this southern gem unveils cosmic turbulence, sculpted gas, and the universe’s most intense stellar nursery.
Total Integration Time: 33h 30'

Equipment: Askar 130PHQ, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm SHO filters
Exposure: Ha: 62x600"; Sii: 73x600"; Oiii: 66x600"
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6

Entrant Statement: I aimed to capture both the Keyhole and outer misty ridges of NGC 3372, combining them in a single, dramatic and high-contrast composition
Location: Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Exposure: R: 60X 60'; G:60X60'; B:60X60'; Ha: 103x300'; Oiii: 79x300'; Sii: 100x300'
Equipment: ZWO ASI 2600mm pro; SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED; Antlia RGB and Antlia Pro Ultra 2.8 SHO filters
Total Integration Time: 26,3hs

Entrant Statement: Title: Corona Australis. Focussing on the fascinating gassy part of this complex, and shifting the usual globular out of the shot.
Total Integration Time: 15 hours

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB filters
Exposure: 3 minx180 L. 5 min RGB (approx 25 each)
Location: Bendleby Ranges, South Australia

Entrant Statement: NGC7000 presented in SHO. Tried to bring out all the dark nebula layers and the faint SII signal inside the OIII areas
Location: Backyard in Arizona

Equipment: WO FLT 91 433FL ASI2600MM Antlia 3nm SHO Filters
Total Integration Time: 54 hours 15 minutes
Exposure: 72 x 900 seconds in each filter

Entrant Statement: A radiant star cradle in Centaurus - this image reveals IC 2944’s glowing gas, Bok globules, and young stars racing through a sculpted nebular landscape.
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6

Equipment: Askar 130PHQ, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm SHO filters, Baader CMOS-Optimized RGB
Exposure: Ha: 43×600″; Oiii: 46×600″; Sii: 42x600"; RGB: 30x60″ each
Total Integration Time: 23h 20'

Entrant Statement: A sprawling tangle of shockwaves and ionised gas, this supernova remnant spans light-years, preserving the ancient echoes of a massive star’s explosive death.
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6

Equipment: Telescope: William Optics RedCat 51 II; Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro; Filters: Antlia H+O 3nm & Baader R+G+B
Exposure: Ha: 82×600″, OIII: 115×600″, RGB: 80×60″ each
Total Integration Time: 36h 50'

Entrant Statement: An explosive panorama of creation, Carina’s vast pillars and windswept arcs blaze in narrowband, revealing violent stellar birth and raw cosmic power in fine detail.
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6

Equipment: Askar 130PHQ, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm SHO filters, Baader CMOS-Optimized RGB
Exposure: Ha: 68×600″; Oiii: 50×600″; Sii: 45x600"; RGB: 20×60″ each
Total Integration Time: 28h 10min

Entrant Statement: The Cone Nebula in Monoceros (NGC2264)- LRGB image 0.75 deg square. Two astronomical objects: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster
Exposure: 108 x 10 min LRGB

Equipment: C11 EdgeHD, SBIG 16803, Astronomik LRGB filters
Location: Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia
Total Integration Time: 18 hrs
Celestron Only: C11 EdgeHD

Entrant Statement: This image is of an area on the edge of the constellation Vela, shot in HA-Sii with RGB stars from Forbes, Victoria.
Location: Forbes, Victoria
Total Integration Time: 22

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro, Stellarvue SVX80T-3SV telescope, Astronomik deep sky RGB-HA-Sii filters
Exposure: 50 X 120 Second each R-G-B, 56 X 600 Second HA, 46 X 600 Second Sii

Exposure: H 60x300", S 60x300", O 60x300", R 30x30", G 30x30", B 30x30"
Entrant Statement: NA
Celestron Only: NA

Equipment: ZWO 2600mm PRO, ZWO FF65 APO, Antlia 3nm PRO RGBSHO filters
Location: Kilsyth South (Backyard)
Total Integration Time: 16.5 hours

Equipment: ASI 2600MC Pro, DIY 400/1820, UV/IR and duo filters
Total Integration Time: 28.4 hours

Exposure: 15 x 360 UV/IR. 208 x 480 duo
Location: Hungary, Balatonalmadi
Entrant Statement: M27 close-up

Entrant Statement: Also known as the "String of Pearls Galaxy", NGC55 is a bared spiral galaxy approximately 6.5 million light years from Earth.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - R: 35 × 600" - G: 40 × 600" - B: 37 × 600" - Hα: 34 × 1800"
Equipment: QSI683 CCD camera; Takahashi TSA120 @ f5.6
Total Integration Time: 35h 40m

Exposure: R3m4, 2m120, 20s29, 10s101, 5s99, 2s100, 1s97G2m92, 90s106, 20s28, 10s102, 5s99, 2s99, 1s100B2m98, 30s106, 20s26, 10s102, 5s96, 2s100, 1s94
Total Integration Time: Red 7.854 hrs Green 6.376hrs Blue 4.793hrs Total RGB Integration time 19.023hrs

Entrant Statement: Horsehead nebula and Flame nebula lit up with bright ionized hydrogen gas due to the energetic ultraviolet light from the nearby host star Alnitak.
Equipment: Moravian C3-26000 Pro Mono, ASA N12 f3.8, DDM85 mount, Astrodon Gen2 E-Series RGB 50.8mm
Location: Star Field, my home at Ruakokoputuna in rural Martinborough, New Zealand

Equipment: ASI533MC Pro, Celestron 8se, AM5n, OAG, EFW, EAF, Antlia Quadband Filter, Altair Triband Filter
Entrant Statement: M20 - Up close and personal (LRGB)
Total Integration Time: 47h37m

Exposure: 178x10mins [29h40m] Antlia Quadband Filter (L), 359x3mins [17h57m] Altair Tri-RGB Filter (RGB)
Location: Linden, Johannesburg, South Africa
Celestron Only: Celestron 8se OTA

Equipment: Ioptron CEM120 EC,1100 Edge HD @2800 FL, Main Camera ASI2600 MM Pro, Guide Camera ASI174 MM, OAG, ZWO EAF, ZWO 2"x7 Filter Wheel, with Antlia Filters 4.5nm, ASIAIR Plus.
Location: PA. USA

Entrant Statement: This was just captured over the last month from my driveway. Processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop.
Exposure: Sll 143x300s Ha 82x300s Ha 271x180s Olll 153x300s R 60x120s G 60x120s B 47x120s
Total Integration Time: 50hrs 36min

Entrant Statement: Hidden behind thousands of diamonds in the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud is an even greater treasure, revealed here with the power of narrowband imaging.
Location: Backyard. Port Stephens, NSW, Australia

Equipment: Stellarvue SVX102T; SFFR 0.74 reducer; Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, RGB filters; ZWO ASI2600MMPro; ZWO OAG; ZWO AM5 Mount
Exposure: Ha 147x300s; OIII 187x300s:R 122x120s; G 117x120s; B 127x120s
Total Integration Time: 40

Entrant Statement: Hydrogen and Dust of the Vela–Gum Complex - almost 50°x30° area of the intricate interplay between dust and hydrogen for its place in the frame.
Total Integration Time: 14h30min (13h50m RGB + 40min H-alpha)
Location: Bateleur/Waterberg/RSA - traveller setup

Equipment: Samyang 135/2 + Nikon D610mod + HEQ5 and Sigma A40 + Nikon D600mod + SWSA for 40 minutes H-alpha boost and field reference
Exposure: 2x5 (10 frames) x25x120s + 8x15x120s RGB Nikon D610 + 10x4min Nikon D600 with H-alpha
Celestron Only: .

Entrant Statement: California Nebula in SHO. One of my first SHO images and really got me hooked
Total Integration Time: 30

Equipment: WO Redcat 71 ASI2600MC
Location: Backyard in Arizona
Exposure: 120 x 900 seconds

Entrant Statement: This image of the Crystal Ball Nebula not only highlights the small planetary itself, but also uncovers numerous background galaxies faintly scattered across the field.

Equipment: William Optics Pleiades 111, ASI 2600MC
Location: Bakersville, NC, USA
Total Integration Time: 13h40m
Exposure: 164x300s

Entrant Statement: Rho and Zeta Ophiuchi - a perfect blend of dust, stars, colorful reflection and emission nebulae - astrophotography's must have. Crop from 14 panels mosaic.
Total Integration Time: 17h

Exposure: 510x120s cumulative for all 14 frames included in the mosaic
Location: Bateleur/Waterberg/RSA - traveller setup
Equipment: Samyang 135/2 + Nikon D610mod + HEQ5
Celestron Only: .

Exposure: Ha: 210x180sec, OIII: 208x180sec, SII: 107x300sec, RGB: 10x60sec each channel
Total Integration Time: 30h 19min
Location: Borchow Poland

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM-C, AZ-EQ6, TS Newton 8" f/5 Carbon, Antlia LRGB Filters
Entrant Statement: Elephant Trunk with drizzle integration

Entrant Statement: This image of the Grus Quartet was shot in Nhill, Victoria during a 2023 star party.
Exposure: 89 X 300 second OSC

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, Astroworx 10"F4 Newtonian with Coma Corrector, no filters
Location: Nhill, Victoria
Total Integration Time: 7.4

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB and 5nm Ha filters
Exposure: 158x3min L. 12x5min each RGB. 65x10min Ha.

Location: Bendleby Ranges and Golden Grove, South Australia
Entrant Statement: Title: Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind.
Total Integration Time: 22 hours

Entrant Statement: Title: The Sculptor Pinwheel Galaxy. A deep rendition of this galaxy to try to control the noisy look from its outer arms.
Exposure: 390x3min L. 36-42x5min each RGB. 42x10min Ha.

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB and 5nm Ha filters
Location: Bendleby Ranges and Golden Grove, South Australia
Total Integration Time: 36 hours

Equipment: Skywater Esprit 120mm with 0.77x reducer, ASI2600mm camera, Skywatcher EQ6-R mount, Chroma SHORGB filters
Total Integration Time: Total of 46h 15m integration
Location: Portland, Oregon

Entrant Statement: The Tadpole nebula (IC 410) in a custom Foraxx palette with RGB stars. All data was shot from Bortle 7 skies.
Exposure: S: 155 (300s); H: 193 (300s); O: 171 (300s); R: 60 (60s); G: 60 (60s); B: 60 (60s);

Entrant Statement: A 4 panel mosaic of The Tarantula Nebula and surrounding molecular cloud complex. Each panel is an integration of LRGB and Hydrogen Alpha.
Location: Martinborough, New Zealand

Exposure: 240 second LRGB and 420 - 600 second H-Alpha exposures. Approximately 6 hours integration per panel.
Equipment: CDK14 Telescope, ASI6200MM Camera, LRGB & Ha filters.
Total Integration Time: 24 hours

Entrant Statement: NGC3576, Using a 103 mm aperture gave me the ability to capture a lot of detail & dynamic range. Mono Camera helped with color separation
Total Integration Time: 15 hours

Exposure: Hα: 5h (30 × 600") - SII: 5h (30 × 600") - OIII: 5h (30 × 600")
Equipment: Askar 103APO 1xflat ZWO ASI533MM Pro ZWO AM3 Antlia 3nm Ha Oiii Sii
Location: Sydney.

Entrant Statement: The image shows a reflection nebula in Corona Australis, featuring dark dust lanes and young star clusters surrounded by interstellar gas and dust clouds.

Equipment: Askar FRA 400, ASI2600, ZWO AM3, ZWO IR CUT
Total Integration Time: 5h 21min
Location: Namibia Hakos
Exposure: 107 x 180s

Entrant Statement: The M8 (Lagoon) and M20 (Trifid) Nebulae in Sagittarius. A broadband (LRGB) image with the details enhanced by blending 50:50 with a narrowband (SHO) image.
Total Integration Time: 37.8hrs
Celestron Only: C14 EdgeHD

Equipment: C14 EdgeHD, Hyperstar, ZWO ASI 6200MM, Baader 50mm square f/2 optimised filters
Location: Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia
Exposure: LRGB 614 x 2min, SHO 520 x 2min

Exposure: H 96x300" S 96x300", O 96x300", R 30x120", G 30x120", B 30x120"
Entrant Statement: NA
Celestron Only: NA

Equipment: ZWO 2600mm PRO, ZWO FF65 APO, Antlia 3nm RGBSHO filters
Location: Kilsyth South (Backyard)
Total Integration Time: 27 hours

Equipment: Stellarvue SVX140T Telescope, QHY 268M Pro Camera, iOptron Cem70 Mount, Astrodon Ha and OIII narrowband filters.
Total Integration Time: 39h 30min

Entrant Statement: Sharpless 2-308 nebula
Exposure: 474 x 300s (140Ha and 334 OIII)
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Entrant Statement: A crop from an 18-panel mosaic, Carina’s core reveals its secrets — its intense brightness balanced, with striking contrast between glowing Ha and Oiii regions.
Exposure: 717x120s total. Average 40x120s per panel (min 27x120s, max 75x120s)

Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC Pro, Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD, Svbony SV220 filter, Losmandy G11
Total Integration Time: 24hr total. Average 1.33hr per panel (min 0.9hr, max 2.5h) .
Location: Gidgegannup, Western Australia
Celestron Only: Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD

Entrant Statement: The Blue Horsehead Nebula IC 4592 a 5 x 5 degree LRGB image produced froma 6 panel mosaic
Location: Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia
Celestron Only: C14 EdgeHD

Equipment: C14 EdgeHD, Hyperstar, ZWO ASI 6200MM, Baader 50mm square f/2 optimised filters
Exposure: 600 x 2min LRGB, 6 panels
Total Integration Time: 20 hrs

Entrant Statement: This is the second-ever narrowband image I've ever taken. I've previously photographed this nebula 4 seperate occassions, but never as well as here.
Total Integration Time: 11.58 hours
Celestron Only: None

Equipment: ASI2600 MM Pro, Redcat 51 telescope, Astronomik Halpha, OIII, & SII 6nm filters
Exposure: H-alpha: 55x5min, OIII: 42x5min, SII: 42x5min
Location: Bloomington, IN

Entrant Statement: Title: Cennie and the Jets. Data from 2022, enhanced with recent additional OIII and Ha jet data. Apologies to Sir Elton for the title!
Location: Golden Grove and Bendleby Ranges, South Australia

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB, 5nm Ha and 3nm OIII filters
Exposure: 10 minx389 Ha and 63 OIII. 3 minx294 L. 5 min RGB (approx 30each)
Total Integration Time: 103 hours

Entrant Statement: Captured through vintage optics, this ghostly eye in Aquarius, our closest planetary nebula, unfolds delicate shells of ionised gas exhaled by a dying Sun-like star.
Equipment: Celestron Ultima 9¼ SCT, ASI2600MM-Pro, Antlia 3nm 36mm H+O filters + Baader CMOS-Optimized RGB
Total Integration Time: 26h 34'

Exposure: Ha: 39x300", 33x600", 26x1000"; Oiii: 40x300", 32x600"; 33x60" each RGB
Celestron Only: Captured using a vintage 1990s Celestron Ultima 9¼ SCT - still delivering sharp deep-sky views decades later.
Location: Hillcrest, QLD, Australia, Bortle 6

Entrant Statement: This image of the Horsehead Nebula combines hydrogen and clear data captured from my home under Bortle 4 skies.
Total Integration Time: 27hr15min

Equipment: William Optics Pleiades 111, ASI 2600MC, Baader Ha 20nm filter
Location: Bakersville, NC, USA
Exposure: 327 x 300s

Exposure: 44x60s R, 44x60s G, 44x60s B, 408x300s Ha, 414x300s O3, 417x300s S2
Location: My backyard in North Dallas, Texas
Total Integration Time: 105.5 hours

Entrant Statement: An old favorite, NGC 7822 punctuated by Sh2-170 in a cosmic query.
Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro, William Optics RedCat 71 WIFD, Chroma Filters

Entrant Statement: The Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula in Orion. The image shows contrasting dust structures, hydrogen emission regions, and reflection nebulae.
Total Integration Time: about 12,5h

Equipment: ZWO Asi 294MC Pro, Takahashi Epsilon 130d, UV/IR Cut filter, LextremeFilter
Exposure: RGB 135 x 180 s exposures, Lextreme 70 x 300s exposures
Location: Sopotnia Wielka, Poland

Entrant Statement: NGC6559 - a HII region in the constellation of Sagittarius, adjacent to the famous 'Lagoon Nebula'.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - R: 34 × 300" - G: 36 × 300" - B: 73 × 300" - Hα: 34 × 1200"
Equipment: QSI683 CCD camera; Takahashi TSA120 @ f5.6
Total Integration Time: 23h 15m

Equipment: ASI6200MM, Epsilon E130D, Astronomik Deep SKY LRGB
Total Integration Time: 15.53
Entrant Statement: NGC7023

Exposure: 30x240s B, 33x240s G, 34x240s R, 272x120s L
Location: Lake San Antonio, CA

Exposure: 343 X 1 minute in L, 28 X 3 minute in R, 29 X 3 minute in G, 28 X 3 minute in B
Entrant Statement: The Iris Nebula

Equipment: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED, QHY 268M, Chroma LRGB filters
Location: Backyard in Kent, UK
Total Integration Time: 9.97

Entrant Statement: Halley's Coronet - a spectacular object resulting from the interaction between the two galaxies NGC1531/1532.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - L: 65 × 600" - R: 59 × 600" - G: 64 × 600" - B: 57 × 600" - Hα: 39 × 1800"
Equipment: QSI683 CCD/Takahashi TSA120 @ f5.6
Total Integration Time: 60h 20m

Entrant Statement: CG 12 is a Cometary Globule located in the constellation of Centaurus approximately 2,200 light years from our home planet.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - L: 52 × 360" - R: 37 × 600" - G: 49 × 600" - B: 36 × 600"
Equipment: QSI683 CCD camera; Takahashi TSA120 @ f5.6
Total Integration Time: 25h 32m

Equipment: ASI1600MM-C, SWSA Adventurer GTi, WD Redcat51, LRGB Baader Filters
Location: LaPalma Island

Exposure: L: 162x180, RGB: 30x120sec each channel
Total Integration Time: 11g 6min

Exposure: H 96x300", S 96x300", O 96x300", R 60x30", G 60x30", B 60x30"
Celestron Only: NA

Equipment: ZWO 2600mm PRO, ZWO FF65 APO, Antlia 3nm PRO RGBSHO filters
Location: Kilsyth South (Backyard)
Total Integration Time: 27 hours

Entrant Statement: Bubble nebula in LRGBHO. Strengthened the O3 signal a bit during image processing since much fainter than the H alpha.
Total Integration Time: 10h26m

Exposure: 14x180s each LRGB, 47x300s each HO
Equipment: C14 Edge HD with 0.7 reducer LRGBHO
Location: Avers Switzerland (2000m alt)
Celestron Only: C14 Edge HD

Entrant Statement: Captured during the August 2024 Perseid peak, this Heart Nebula image includes two meteors from subframes carefully blended into the final stack.

Equipment: William Optics Recat61, ASI 2600MC
Location: Bakersville, NC, USA
Total Integration Time: 4hr6min
Exposure: 82x180s

Equipment: ASI6200MM, Epsilon E130D, Astronomik Deep SKY LRGB
Total Integration Time: 17.12 Hours

Exposure: 40x300s B, 44x300s G, 44x300s R, 129x180s L
Location: Lake San Antonio, CA
Entrant Statement: Barnard 10

Exposure: 60x15s each of RGB, 236x60s L, 72x120s R, 81x120s G, 72x120s B,
Location: Coffs Harbour - Backyard

Equipment: ASI6200MM, Antlia LRGB Pro, Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Total Integration Time: 12hrs, 17min, 45sec

Entrant Statement: The Vela SNR is an incredible target with fantastic and intricate structure. One of my favourite Sothern Hemisphere targets
Total Integration Time: 8.4hrs

Equipment: Astroworx 10 F4,QHY268M, Antlia filtersHa,O3,RGB
Exposure: Ha 53x300sec O3 41x300sec RGB 40X20sec per filter
Location: Yea, Victoria

Equipment: RedCat 51, HEQ5-PRO, ASI 2600MM PRO, ANTILA RGBL filters, ASI AIR
Location: Boondooma, Queensland
Total Integration Time: 15.6 Hours

Exposure: 70 x 180 Red, 70 x 180 Green, 70 x 180 Blue, 103 x 180 Lum
Entrant Statement: The Jewels of Rho - Total integration time of 15 hours

Entrant Statement: A narrowband image of the Carina Nebula (NGC3324) with the Gabriela Mistral nebula also appearing at the top right (1 O'clock) position.
Total Integration Time: 24h 20m

Exposure: - Hα: 26 × 1200" - SII: 27 × 1200" - OIII: 20 × 1200"
Equipment: ZWO ASI6200 camera; Takahashi FSQ106 OTA
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Entrant Statement: The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree cluster is a lovely HII region in the constellation of Monoceros.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - R: 39 × 300" - G: 40 × 300" - B: 38 × 300" - Hα: 26 × 1200"
Equipment: QSI683 CCD camera; Takahashi TSA120 @ f5.6
Total Integration Time: 18h 25m

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, Atrosworx 10"F4 Newtonian with Coma Corrector, no filters

Exposure: 66 X 300 second exposures
Location: Forbes, Victoria
Total Integration Time: 5.5

Entrant Statement: 2 panel mosaic shot from a dark site with portable gear
Location: Pearce, Arizona, USA

Equipment: Rokinon 135mm f/2.8, ZWO ASI2600mc
Total Integration Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Exposure: 40x300"

Equipment: ​ Takahashi FSQ130ED : ASI 2600mm : JTW Trident P75 : Astrodon RGB, Ha (3nm) & OIII (3nm),
Location: Backyard, Cartagena, Spain.
Total Integration Time: 33 Hours

Exposure: Astrodon Ha 90 x 600" Astrodon OIII 90 x 600" Astrodon RGB 3 x 60 x 60"
Entrant Statement: Not always easy to capture a moving target - especially when it is quite faint. :-)

Entrant Statement: The Meathook Galaxy NGC2442 is about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Volans. This HaLRGB image shows the galaxy in a rich IFN field.
Total Integration Time: 24.2 hrs

Equipment: C11 EdgeHD, SBIG 16803, Astronomik HaLRGB filters
Location: Wattle Flat, NSW, Australia
Exposure: 145 x 10 min LRGB, 24 x 30 min Ha
Celestron Only: C11 EdgeHD

Entrant Statement: Rarely imaged, Sh2-205 sits adjacent to NGC 1491, the Fossil Footprint Nebula.
Location: My backyard in North Dallas, Texas
Total Integration Time: 133.2 hours

Exposure: 70x60s R, 68x60s G, 68x60s B, 521x300s Ha, 505x300s O3, 532x300s S2
Equipment: ZWO ASI6200MM-Pro, William Optics RedCat 71 WIFD, Chroma Filters

Location: Leigh Creek, Hawker, Bendelby, South Australia
Total Integration Time: 47h, 24m
Exposure: 180

Entrant Statement: Blue Horsehead to Dark Horse, 8 panel mosaic
Equipment: Nikon D810a, Sigma Art 135mm

Equipment: ASI6200MM, ASI2400MC, Epsilon E130D, Astronomik L2
Total Integration Time: 12.26 Hours

Exposure: 71x300 OSC, 127x180 L
Location: Lake San Antonio, CA
Entrant Statement: LDN 1235

Entrant Statement: The Great Peacock Globular anchors the frame, yet it’s the vibrant star field and scattered galaxies that command the viewer’s gaze.
Celestron Only: Celestron Rasa 11

Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC Pro, Celestron Rasa 11, no filter, Losmandy G11
Location: Gidgegannup, Western Australia
Total Integration Time: 0.33 hours
Exposure: 40 x 30 sec

Exposure: 60x15s each of R, G, B, 128x120s L 107x120s R, 102x120s B, 73x300s Ha, 29x120s Ha
Location: Coffs Harbour - Backyard

Equipment: ASI2600MM, Antlia LRGB Pro, Antlia 4.5nm Ha, Takahashi FSQ-106ED
Total Integration Time: 22hrs, 8min

Entrant Statement: THE PRAWN NEBULA - (IC4628 AND GUM56). DATES: 05/30/2024 to 09/29/2024. PROCESSING AND CAPTURE: Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and PixInsight
Total Integration Time: 83 hours

Equipment: ZWO ASI 6200MC COLED, Esprit triplet 150mm, Paramount MX+, Filter Antila HSO
Exposure: 1) 314 H 500" 2) 137 O 500" 3) 153 S 500"
Location: Brazil

Entrant Statement: This 2-panel mosaic of the Andromeda galaxy was imaged in October, November and December 2024.
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Equipment: ZWO ASI533MC Pro, Astro-Tech AT92, Optolong L-Pro, 0.8 Reducer
Total Integration Time: 14h 19' 30"
Exposure: 573 x 90"

Entrant Statement: The Dragon's Egg (NGC 6164/6165). Named for its proximity to the nearby "fighting Dragons", this object in Norma is interesting enough on its own.
Location: Abbotsford, NSW (backyard) Bortle 7-8

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600mc, Skywatcher 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian, Antlia ALP-T filter, Optolong L-Pro filter (Stars)
Exposure: 120x180s for the nebula, 60x30s for the stars.
Total Integration Time: 6 hours and 30 minutes

Entrant Statement: Capturing the wide expanse around the Great Orion Nebula with a cooled CMOS camera and Canon 200mm lens.
Location: Glanmire, NSW Australia

Exposure: - R: 29 × 300" - G: 26 × 300" - B: 24 × 300" - Hα: 15 × 1200"
Equipment: Camera: ZWO ASI6200; Lens: Canon 200mm f2.8
Total Integration Time: 11h 35m

Exposure: H 72x300" S 72x300", O 72x300", R 30x60", G 30x60", B 30x60"
Total Integration Time: 19.5 hours

Equipment: ZWO 2600mm PRO, ZWO FF65 APO, Antlia 3nm PRO RGBSHO filters
Location: Kilsyth South (Backyard)
Entrant Statement: NA
Celestron Only: NA

Equipment: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, ZWO 1600GT, Antlia 3nm SHO filters
Total Integration Time: 14 hours
Celestron Only: NA

Exposure: H 60x300", S 60x300", O 48x300"
Location: Kilsyth South (Backyard)
Entrant Statement: NA

Equipment: ASI 2600MC Pro, DIY 400/1820, RGB + duo filters
Exposure: 340 x 60 RGB + 112 x 480 duo

Entrant Statement: Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Location: Hungary, Balatonalmadi
Total Integration Time: 20.6 hours

Entrant Statement: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in HaLRGB. 46 Hours of integration including 18 hours of H-Alpha
Location: Home observatory, Martinborough, New Zealand

Exposure: 300 second LRGB sub exposures, 600 second H-Alpha sub exposures.
Equipment: CDK14 Telescope, ASI6200MM Camera, LRGB & Ha Filters
Total Integration Time: 46 hours

Entrant Statement: The Cosmic Bat soars through interstellar dust, its dark wings stretched across glowing dust clouds, a celestial creature frozen mid-flight in the vast dark universe.
Celestron Only: Celestron Rasa 11

Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC Pro, Celestron Rasa 11, Svbony SV240 filter, Losmandy G11
Location: Gidgegannup, Western Australia
Total Integration Time: 14.6 hours
Exposure: 292 x 180 sec

Equipment: Askar400 ToupTek 2600mmTouptek focuserZWO 120 guide camJuwei-17 mountScorpio 3nm Ha Sii Oiii filters
Location: New Zealand

Exposure: Gain 100Ha - 300s subs - 18hrsOiii - 300s subs - 15hrsSii - 300s subs - 8hrs
Entrant Statement: Dragons of Ara

Entrant Statement: Title: Caldwell 101. A galaxy often overwhelmed by the star field, I have tried to balance the stars in this rendition.
Total Integration Time: 12 hours

Equipment: ZWO ASI294MM Pro, GSO RC8", Chroma 31mm LRGB filters
Location: Bendleby Ranges, South Australia
Exposure: 168x3min L. 12-13x5 min RGB

Entrant Statement: LDN 43 - Cosmic Bat Nebula
Equipment: ASI2400MC UV/IR Filter
Exposure: 782 180sec

Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexico
Celestron Only: CPC 800 Edge HD
Total Integration Time: 39.1

Entrant Statement: Large Magellanic Cloud - taken in June
Total Integration Time: 1h 24m
Celestron Only: .

Equipment: Samyang 135/2 + Nikon D610mod + HEQ5
Location: Bateleur/Waterberg/RSA
Exposure: 42x120s

Entrant Statement: Not so easy to capture this very faint SNR from Bortle 4/5 back yard - it really was a bit of challenge.
Location: Backyard, Cartagena, Spain.
Total Integration Time: 68 Hours

Equipment: ​ Takahashi FSQ130ED : ASI 2600mm : JTW Trident P75 : Astrodon RGB, Ha (3nm) & OIII (3nm),
Exposure: Astrodon Ha 240 x 600" Astrodon OIII 150 x 600" Astrodon RGB 3 x 60 x 60"

Entrant Statement: Fenrir, the Dark Wolf. Also known as SL-17, this dark nebula in Scorpius obscures the light beyond from emission nebula RCW 113.
Total Integration Time: 6 hours and 30 minutes

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600mc, Skywatcher 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian, Antlia ALP-T filter, Optolong L-Pro filter (Stars)
Exposure: 120x180s, 60x30s (for the stars)
Location: Abbotsford, NSW (backyard)

Entrant Statement: In this rendition of the Cone Nebula, UV/IR-cut, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur frames mingle with unfiltered light to reveal both structure and subtle color.
Total Integration Time: 26hr47min

Equipment: William Optics Recat61, ASI 2600MC, Baader Ha, Baader OIII, Baader SII, Baader UVIR
Location: Bakersville, NC, USA
Exposure: 50 x 60s, 519 x 180s

Equipment: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro, Stellarvue SVX80T-3SV telescope, Astronomik deep sky RGB-HA filters
Location: Forbes, Victoria
Total Integration Time: 1.7

Entrant Statement: This image is of NCG1788 in Orion, also known as the "Cosmic Bat"
Exposure: 12 each 120 Second R-G-B, 31 X 600 second HA

Equipment: ZWO ASI1600MM-C, AZ-EQ6, TS Newton 8" f/5 Carbon, Baader LRGB Filters

Exposure: L: 97x300sec, RGB: 20x120sec each channel
Total Integration Time: 10h 5min
Location: Zwardoń Poland

Entrant Statement: The Spaghetti Nebula, Cataloged as SH2-240 is a supernova remnant in the Milky Way, in the constellations bordering Auriga and Taurus.

Exposure: 236x300s (Ha), 226x300s(Oiii)
Equipment: ASI183mmpro,Samyang135f2
Total Integration Time: 39hrs
Location: Hopkinton

Entrant Statement: The Helix Nebula - fine structure revealed through careful acquisition and processing, presented in a vibrant palette, balancing technical precision with emotional resonance.
Celestron Only: Celestron 9.25 EdgeHD

Equipment: ZWO ASI071MC Pro, Celestron Rasa 11, Svbony SV240 filter, Losmandy G11
Location: Gidgegannup, Western Australia
Exposure: 530 x 60 sec, 269 x 180 sec
Total Integration Time: 22.3 hours