Monthly Showcase

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…

Hi everyone, I’m delighted to announce the winners of the February 2019 Object of the Month competition (NGC 1365 Great Barred Spiral Galaxy). The best image is from Chris Vaughan and is attached below. The image runner ups are Greg McCall, David Stevenson and Phil Angilley. The article winner is Greg McCall. Great work all!…

Hi everyone, I’m pleased to announce the winners of the January 2019 Object of the Month competition (M42 Great Orion Nebula). The best image is from Kym Haines with an absolutely stunning photo of the nebula (see below). The runner-up images are from Daniel Patos and Phil Angilley with two excellent contributions. The best article…