There were 37 entries that were rated the highest by our judge(s).



The Southern Crown
Jarrod Koh – First Place
Wide-field (camera shots)

The Dark Doodad and surrounds
Geoff Healey – First Place
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Vallis Rheita
Niall MacNeill – First Place
Solar System

4.Rising Together
Jong Lee – First Place
Nightscapes

Rosette Nebula SHO
Lachlan Wilson – First Place
Junior (18 or younger) Open

Untitled
Benjamin Alldridge – First Place
Smartphone Astrophotography

The Colours of Scorpius
Guy Walpole – Honourable Mention
Wide-field (camera shots)

Dragon\’s Breath
Jarrod Koh – Honourable Mention
Wide-field (camera shots)

Milky Way DMA
Troy Casswell – Honourable Mention
Wide-field (camera shots)

Dark clouds of chameleon
Stefan Nebl – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy
Christian Gow – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Corona Australis Nebula in LRGB
Jacob Heppell – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

IC 2944 The Running Chicken Nebula
Steeve Body – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Chamaeleon Molecular Cloud
Anne-Maree McComb – Honourable Mention
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Stereoscopic Jupiter
Stefan Buda – Honourable Mention
Solar System

Dual Space Stations Transit the Sun
Lucy Yunxi Hu – Honourable Mention
Solar System

C/2022 E3 ZFT approaching Mars
Jarrod Koh – Honourable Mention
Solar System

Ethereal Skogafoss
Jarrod Andrews – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Cape Byron Lighthouse Moonrise
Kelvin Hennessy – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Aurora over Federation Peak
Luke Tscharke – Honourable Mention
Nightscapes

Broadband Christmas Tree Cluster
Lachlan Wilson – Honourable Mention
Junior (18 or younger) Open

6.Zodiacal Light under Miky Way Arc
Jong Lee – Honourable Mention
Open Themed Section – The Zodiac

Good Little Diver (iPhone)
Benjamin Alldridge – Honourable Mention
Smartphone Astrophotography

The Dust to the Core
Guy Walpole – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

Eridanus Loop
Rodney Watters – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

Ultra Wide Milky Way
Kelvin Hennessy – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

The Cosmic Catwalk
Jarrod Koh – Highly Commended
Wide-field (camera shots)

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

It’s Almost Christmas
Paul Haese – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

SH2 308 – Dolphin Head Nebula
Prasun Agrawal – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

When Galaxies Collide
Jarrod Koh – Highly Commended
Deep Sky (telescope shots)

Crater Gassendi in the Mare Humorum
Niall MacNeill – Highly Commended
Solar System

Mars Moon Occultation
Shashank Dholakia – Highly Commended
Solar System

In Awe
Brighton Seeley – Highly Commended
Nightscapes

Infinite
Will Eades – Highly Commended
Nightscapes

Mulligans Flat
Imogen Stokes – Highly Commended
Junior (18 or younger) Open

Untitled
Benjamin Alldridge – Highly Commended
Smartphone Astrophotography