Astroimaging Awards
2025 Astrophotography Winners
Yearly imaging awards are given out to RASC Calgary members in the categories of, Deep Sky, Solar System, Wide Field, Light Pollution, Video, Open and Best Overall. Look for your opportunity to submit an entry in late fall to be announced at our yearly awards banquet.
Best Overall & Deep Sky
Images taken through telescopes of galaxies, nebulae, globular clusters, etc.
Winner : Eric Klaszus – IC1396 Elephants Trunk Nebula
Open Category
This category was created for more experienced imagers to enter any image and encourage new imagers to contribute to the other categories
Winner : Andrew Lesser – NGC3718
Solar System
Images of the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, etc.
Winner : Eric Klaszus – Comet C.2025 A6 Lemmon
Wide Field
Images of very wide fields of sky (e.g., Milky Way, aurora, constellations, etc.)
Winner : Matthew Earl – A stargazer in paradise
Light Pollution
Images showing examples of good or bad lighting practices
Winner : Brian Zurek – Light Pollution Calgary glow over Lower Kananaskis Lake
Sketch
A drawing made at the eyepiece
Winner : Wade Williamson – M31 from SeeStar
Smartphone
Images taken holding a phone or using the phone to take an image through the eyepiece in a telescope.
Winner : Khalid Qureshi – Waning Gibbous Moon
Smartscope
Images taken using systems like the SeeStar, DWARF, or other similar systems. The images can be produced by these systems directly or the data post processed using standard software programs.
Winner : Matthew Earl – NGC7023 Iris Nebula
Youth Group
Images in any category submitted by members of the Youth Group
Winner : Franz Klaszus – Comet C.2025 A6 Lemmon
Video
Time lapses or pure video showing some astronomy related action.
Winner : Dave Rudisuela – Timelapse of Comet C2025 A6 Lemmon
2024 Astrophotography Winners
Best Overall & Deep Sky
Images taken through telescopes of galaxies, nebulae, globular clusters, etc.
Winner : Andrew Lesser – IC342 Galaxy
Open
This category was created for more experienced imagers to enter any image and encourage new imagers to contribute to the other categories
Winner : Kimberley Sibbald – NGC6888 Crescent Nebula
Solar System
Images of the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, etc.
Winner : Kevin Schumacher – ISS crossing a partial solar eclipse
Wide Field
Images of very wide fields of sky (e.g., Milky Way, aurora, constellations, etc.)
Winner : Mark Windsor – SSSP Aurora
Light Pollution
Images showing examples of good or bad lighting practices
Winner : Perry Bank – Satellite tracks near 51
Video
Time lapses or pure video showing some astronomy related action.
Winner : Perry Bank – Milky Way Time Lapse at SSSP 2024