There were 41 entries that gained our highest award(s).

Bluey
Jarrod Koh – First Place
Wide-field (camera shots)

NGC 6188 IMMORTAL KOMBAT
Shaun Robertson – First Place
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Mare Crisium
Stefan Buda – First Place
Solar System

Old Giant in the Fog
Ian Inverarity – First Place
Nightscapes

Gems of Outer Carina
Lachlan Wilson – First Place
Junior (18 or younger) Open

Origin of Stars
Jong Lee – First Place
Open Themed Section – Alignments

Celestial River Bifurcation
Lucy Yunxi Hu – First Place
Smartphone Astrophotography

Orion the Hunter – Widefield
Rodney Watters – Honourable Mention
Wide-field (camera shots)

The Milky Way over Bredbo
Lucy Yunxi Hu – Honourable Mention
Wide-field (camera shots)

Running
Paul Haese – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Cradles of Life
Paul Haese – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

The Dragons Lair
Paul Haese – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Solar playground
Andy Casely – Honourable Mention
Solar System

The Gas Giants – 18th August 2021
Niall MacNeill – Honourable Mention
Solar System

Comet Leonard – a glorious visitor
Niall MacNeill – Honourable Mention
Solar System

Lunar Spectrum
Joel Stafford – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Aurora in the East Fjords
Jarrod Andrews – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Beams at the Arctic Henge
Jarrod Andrews – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Dissolution
Ed Hurst – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Swamped Skies
Joshua Rozells – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

A Planetary Parade
Rohan Hinton – Honourable Mention
Open Themed Section – Alignments

Pointers, Southern Cross and Carina
Kelvin Hennessy – Honourable Mention
Smartphone Astrophotography

Riding a Blue Horse
Jarrod Koh – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

Rho from Middleton
Jarrod Koh – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

Heart of the Universe
Jarrod Koh – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

The Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398
Paul Montague – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Messier 8 in SHO
Jacob Heppell – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Niall MacNeill – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

A galaxy smash up
Niall MacNeill – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

The Eye Looking Upon Us
Paul Haese – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Dark Knight
Peter Ward – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

The jewels on Orion’s belt
Paul Milvain – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Sun Carpet
David Gray – Highly Commended
Solar System

Mars the day after opposition
Niall MacNeill – Highly Commended
Solar System

Venus: false & natural colour
Niall MacNeill – Highly Commended
Solar System

Selenic Lanterns
Peter Ward – Highly Commended
Solar System

Sydney Harbour Bridge
Jong Lee – Highly Commended
Nightscapes

Lunar Eclipse Over Q1 Building
Kelvin Hennessy – Highly Commended
Open Themed Section – Alignments

Planetary Aviation
Peter Patonai – Highly Commended
Open Themed Section – Alignments

Aurora australis at Hanging Rock
Luke Tscharke – Highly Commended
Smartphone Astrophotography

Aurora australis at Cradle Mountain
Luke Tscharke – Highly Commended
Smartphone Astrophotography