The South Pacific Star Party - AstroImaging Competition

The Astronomical Society of New South Wales Inc. (ASNSW) is proud to announce the 2009 Astro Imaging Competition to be held during the 17th South Pacific Star Party at Wiruna, 22 - 24 May, 2009.

The Categories of Entry for 2009 are:

1. Solar System (i.e. Moon, Planets, Sun and Comets);
2. Images taken with Mobile set-ups (i.e. set-up for each imaging session and dismantled afterwards);
3. Images taken with permanent set-ups (i.e. in a backyard observatory);
4. Digital Image Processing of a single given image chosen by the organisers - available for download here and publicised in advance of the event;
5. Wide-Field images (i.e. Milky Way, Star Trails, Meteors and Aurorae) with a field of view no narrower than that of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera (6.87° x 4.58°).

Entries must have been taken since the start of the last SPSP (Friday 4 April, 2008).

All images to be entered should be brought to the SPSP and entered at the registration desk. Either gloss or matte paper will be acceptable.

Trophies and certificates will be awarded on the Saturday afternoon of the SPSP as follows:

• “People’s Choice” – Best Image / Runner Up as voted by all attendees of the SPSP and Astro Imaging competition entrants;
• “Best of Category” – Best Image / Runner Up from each of the five categories as voted by all attendees of the SPSP and Astro Imaging competition entrants;

Winning images will be published in local astronomy magazines.

For full details, refer to « Checklist / Conditions of Entry »

The Official SPSP17 AstroImaging Competition Entry Form can be found here.

For further information contact , Organiser, AstroImaging Competition, SPSP 17.