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Astrophotography / Digital Imaging Contest

Contest Coordinator

David Moulton - EMAIL

This year's contest will have 2 categories, each split into beginner and unlimited sub-categories. There will be no specific rule for placing an entrant into one of the sub-categories, but please leave the beginner sub-category to those new to the hobby.

Categories

Nightscapes

These are images taken with a camera and lens. They can be guided or unguided. The image must be wide-field and include the horizon and some of the foreground. Brief (up to 10-second) animations are allowed.

Deep Sky

These are narrow-field images taken with a telescope or camera lens. They can be any deep sky object but must meet the below rules. Be sure to specify what object you have captured in your entry.

Rules

These rules apply to both categories.

1) All images and sub-frames must be captured during Astrocon 2025. 
2) They must be captured at Bryce Canyon National Park but cannot be captured in the public star party area. 
3) All processing must take place during the convention.
4) The final results of all entries must be submitted to the contest coordinator before 7 am on June 28, 2025.
5) Only one image per contestant will be accepted. Let's have your best!

The submissions will be judged by a panel of three. A Gold, Silver, and Bronze winner will be selected for each of the four sub-categories. All entered images will be displayed during the awards banquet on Saturday night.

Final images should be submitted to the contest coordinator, including a description of the object or field of view and your name. Images must be in .jpeg or .png format. If you are submitting an animated nightscape, it should be in .mov or .mp4 format.

If you wish to enter the contest, please complete and submit this electronic form.

Presenters

  • Dr. Stacy Palen
  • Shane L. Larson, Research Professor [he/him] KF7WOZ Associate Director, CIERA, Northwestern University Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration & Research in Astrophysics Fellow, American Physical Society BLOG : writescience.wordpress.com/ TWITTER: @sciencejedi YOUTUBE: youtube.com/sciencejedi/ "The desire to be connected to the Cosmos reflects a profound reality... that we ARE connected. Not in trivial ways... but in the deepest ways." -- Carl Sagan
  • Cindy La Russa
  • Cindy L Krach, DVM
  • Terry Mann became the Vice President of the Astronomical League on September 1, 2024. Currently, she is also the Chair of the Great Lakes Region of the League and a Trustee. She is the host of Astronomical League Live, a monthly program broadcasted by Scott Roberts of Explore Scientific. The program has been on for about three and a half years and has reached thousands of viewers.
  • Chuck is president of the Astronomical League and has 12 years of prior service as League president (1998-2002) and vice-president. A League Lifetime Member, he founded the League’s National Young Astronomer Award in 1993, co-chaired the ALCon ’21 Virtual convention, and received the G. R. Wright Award for service in 1998.
  • Scott Harrington is a 30-year-old amateur astronomer from northern Arkansas who lives under very dark and enviable skies. Scott is quickly becoming known for such extraordinary observations as seeing 80 globular clusters in handheld 8x56 binoculars and 200 planetary nebulae in a 130mm reflector.

Sponsors

  • skyAndTelescope

Exhibitors

  • comingsoon2
  • firstcontact