Monthly Showcase

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the October 2019 Monthly Showcase is Nick Angelini with a beautiful image of the occultation of Saturn by the Moon. Entry and Exit images are attached. The best article is “How to extract energy from black holes” by Jean-Luc Gaubicher. All articles and images will…

Hi everyone, The October 2019 Monthly Showcase competition is open for entries. The submissions can be articles, drawings, animations, photos or anything, of any astronomy-related object 10km and up. Please send your submissions to me at bpetschel@gmail.comby the end of the month. The September 2019 winner is Kym Haines with a magnificent picture of CG4/Hand…

Hi everyone, Congratulations to Kym Haines who won the August monthly showcase with a beautiful image of the Trifid Nebula. Excellent entries were also received from Jean-Luc Gaubicher, with a smartphone shot of the Moon and Saturn side by side, and from John Sandoval with a star trails video. The September Monthly Showcase is still…

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the July 2019 Object of the Month best image (The Moon or its features) is Seaforth Anderson with an excellent image using a smartphone through a telescope. Close runners up are John Sandoval, with an amazing zoom in of the Rupes Recta linear fault, and…

Hi everyone, There’s been a tremendous response to the June 2019 Object of the Month (NGC 3372 Eta Carinae nebula) with eight image entries and two articles! The image winner by committee vote is Daniel Patos with a magnificent set of 3 images (one attached). Honorable mentions go to David Armen (with another smartphone shot)…

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the May 2019 Object of the Month (NGC 5139 Centaurus A galaxy) is Igor Hodoba with the absolutely beautiful image attached. Other excellent entries were from David Armen (who managed several beautiful shots with a handheld iPhone!) and David Stevenson. There were no articles entered…

Hi everyone, There’s still a few days left for you to submit your entries for the May 2019 Object of the Month – Centaurus A galaxy. There haven’t been any entries this month so it would be great to receive your submissions. Please send your articles or images (with a short description of how the…

Hi everyone, I’m pleased to announce that the winner of the April 2019 Object of the Month image competition (Omega Centauri globular cluster) is David Stevenson (see attached image). A close runner-up is David Armen with an interesting image that shows what you actually see through the telescope. Other excellent images were contributed by Kym…

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce that the winner of the March 2019 Object of the Month image competition is Phil Angilley with an excellent photo of the M1 Crab Nebula (attached below). There were no articles submitted so I’ll write something for the magazine. The current targets are: April 2019: NGC 5139 Omega Centauri…

Hi everyone, Due to weather cancelling the first two observing nights in March, we are extending the deadline for the March Object of the Month (M1 Crab Nebula) until Sunday 14th April. If either of the next two observing nights go ahead, that should give you plenty of time to process your images. Looking forward…