AstroCamera 2021
International Astrophotography Competition

28 January 2021 – announcement of the 9th edition of AstroCamera 2021

30 April 2021 – end of the competition

The deadline for submissions is 30 April 2021, 3 p.m., CEST. (PLEASE NOTE! The submission date and time of delivery to the address astrocamera2021@hevelianum.pl are decisive).

Until 31 May 2021 – announcement of results

In this year’s edition of the competition, every winner will receive an AstroCamera statuette.
There are also cash prizes.

Category 1: Deep Space Objects

1st place – PLN 1,500.00
2nd place – PLN 1,000.00
3rd place – PLN 500.00

Category 2: Solar System Objects

1st place – PLN 900.00
2nd place – PLN 400.00
3rd place – PLN 300.00

Category 3: Astro-landscape

1st place – PLN 1,000.00
2nd place – PLN 500.00
3rd place – PLN 300.00

President:

• Magdalena Więcek-Olszewska, Hevelianum astronomer

Members:

• Krzysztof Czart, European Southern Observatory
• Piotr Gnaciński, University of Gdansk
• Bogdan Jarzyna, www.astrobogdan.pl
• Wojtek Korsak, Association of Polish Art Photographers
• Magdalena Maszewska, Hevelianum astronomer
• Maciej Mikołajewski, Polish Astronomical Society
• Przemysław Rudź, Polish Space Agency
• Sebastian Soberski, Polish Society of Astronomy Enthusiasts

KRZYSZTOF CZART, PH.D.
An astronomer by education and a populariser of science. The national coordinator of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) with regard to promoting astronomy, a co-author of the Astronarium TV series and an editor of the Urania – Postępy Astronomii magazine and website.

PROFESSOR PIOTR GNACIŃSKI, PH.D.
An astrophysics professor at the University of Gdansk. In his daily work he studies interstellar matter on the basis of observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. In his free time he takes photos of optical and light phenomena in the atmosphere.

BOGDAN JARZYNA
A leading Polish astrophotographer with over 15 years of experience. He organises journeys to Spain and Namibia to observe the sky. He has won two editions of the AstroCamera Competition (2012 and 2013) in the Deep Space Objects category. A member of the AstroCamera Competition Jury since 2014.

WOJTEK KORSAK
A photographer, a member of the Association of Polish Art Photographers (ZPAF) since 1998. He has photographed the Eiffel Tower for many years and his works have been exhibited on the 1st floor of the tower. The author of numerous individual and group exhibitions abroad, for example in France and the USA. The author of many publications, photo books and guide books.

UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR MACIEJ MIKOŁAJEWSKI, PH.D.
An astronomer by profession, an expert in variable stars, an enthusiast of promoting astronomy in many areas. The editor-in-chief of the Urania – Postępy Astronomii magazine, the originator and author of scripts for a popular science TV series, Astronarium.  Long-time vice-president of the Polish Astronomical Society (PTA). A member of the Hevelianum Science Board.

PRZEMYSŁAW RUDŹ
A geographer and climatologist by education. The author of popular science literature on astronomy, astronautics and Earth studies for children and youths. He is employed as a senior specialist at the Education Department of the Polish Space Agency (since 2016). He is responsible for statutory tasks of the Polish Space Agency (PAK) with regard to space education in Poland. A composer and performer of electronic music.

SEBASTIAN SOBERSKI (PTMA)
The Director of the Nicolaus Copernicus Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory in Grudziądz and a radioobserver in the Department of Radioastronomy at the Institute of Astronomy of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. He has studied supernova remnants and the distribution of magnetic fields in our galaxy. A populariser of astronomy. An organiser and co-organiser of astronomy journeys on the path of totality: to Mongolia (1997), Hungary (1999), Zambia (2001), China (2009), Indonesia (2016) and the USA (2017). A co-author of the Voices Of The Cosmos project. The president of the Grudziądz branch of the Polish Society of Astronomy Enthusiasts (PTMA).

MAGDALENA MASZEWSKA – an astronomer (Hevelianum)

MAGDALENA WIĘCEK-OLSZEWSKA – an astronomer (Hevelianum), and the president of the jury

Regulations of AstroCamera 2021 International Astrophotography Competition

AstroCamera 2020 | edition VIII

Category 1: Deep Space Objects

1st place – Rolf Wahl Olsen, „Antlia Cluster – Extreme Deep Field – 152 Hours”
2nd place – Marcel Drechsler, „New Discovery: Strotner-Drechsler Object 9”
3rd place – Paweł Radomski, „IC2574HaLRGB: Galaktyka Coddingtona w zalewie pyłowej”
3rd place – Tomasz Zwoliński, „Spaghetti”
Distinction – Rolf Wahl Olsen, „NGC6726 and HH 100 in Corona Australis”, „NGC 1365 – A Cosmic Maelstrom in Fornax”, „Deep Image of Peculiar Shell Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3923 in Hydra”
Distinction – Lóránd Fényes, „Cosmic Butterfly”
Distinction – Marta Seidler, „Pętla Łabędzia”

Category 2: Solar System Objects

1st place – Avani Soares, „A Martian Odyssey”
1st place – Avani Soares, „Jupiter and its dynamic atmosphere”
2nd place – Łukasz Sujka, „Protuberancje spokojne na Słońcu”
2nd place – Łukasz Sujka, „Ściana protuberancji na Słońcu”
3rd place – David Duarte, „Saturn and the Seeliger Effect”
Distinction – Filipp Romanov, „Against the Sun”
Distinction – David Duarte, „The Moon in High Definition”

Category 3: Astro-landscape

1st place – Anton Komlev, „Lines of Time”
1st place – Anton Komlev, „The Eye of the Dragon”
1st place – Anton Komlev, „On the edge of Earth”
2nd place – Nicolai Brügger, „Meeting”
3rd place – Santile Gonzalo J., „Perfect balance”
Distinction – Parisa Bajelan „In the middle of the desert”

AstroCamera 2019 | edition VII

Category 1: Deep Space Objects

1st place – Artem Mironov, „The Anteater Nebula in Corona Australis”
2nd place – Oleg Bryzgalov, „NGC 3521”
3rd place – Andras Papp, „M 8”
3rd place – Michał Kałużny, „Taurus”
Distinction – Lorand Fenyes, „Cigar Galaxy”
Distinction – Lorand Fenyes, „Lion of Cepheus”
Distinction – Michał Kałużny, „Orion bolid”

Category 2: Solar System Objects

1st place – David Duarte, „Gibbous Moon”
2nd place – Jordi Delpeix Borrell, „Jupiter, Io and Ganymede”
3rd place – Piotr Piznal, „ISS”

Category 3: Astro-landscape

1st place – Piotr Lisowski, „Bolid w Bieszczadach”; seria II zdjęć
2nd place – Piotr Potępa, „Nasz dom”
3rd place – Cristobal Sanchez, „Moon rises over the Aconcagua Mountain”
3rd place – Roberto Antezana Inostroza, „Saturn rises over Cerro Provincia summit featuring two mountanieers”
Distinction – Oktawian, „Noc w Bieszczadach”
Distinction – Piotr Potępa, „Elektryzujące niebo”
Distinction – Szczepan Skibicki, „Rozlewiska Biebrzańskie”

AstroCamera 2018 | edition VI

Category 1: Deep Space Objects

1st place – Andrzej Fijołek, „Mgławica Płomień i Mgławica Koński Łeb”
2nd place – Oleg Bryzgalov, “Leo Trio”
3rd place – Ralf Burkart, “M51”

Category 2: Solar System Objects

1st place – Luigi Fiorentino, “Dark Falls Over Casper”
2nd place – José Joaquín Chambó Bris, “Pleiades with comet”
3rd place – Łukasz Sujka, „Tranzyt Io i Ganimedesa na tle tarczy Jowisza”

Category 3: Astro-landscape

1st place – Petr Horálek, “Make a wish over Králova Studňa!”
2nd place – Joanna Borgieł, “Eksplozja światła”
3rd place – Marcin Mikołaj Wojtczak, „Moraczewskie wiatraki – ścieżki gwiazd”

Honorary patronage:

Media partners:

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