There were 276 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  |
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