Adult competition

There are eight different categories for adult photographers to enter. The judges will select a winner, runner-up and one highly commended entry from each category. These will receive the following prize money:

• Winner: £1500
• Runner-up: £500
• Highly commended: £250

Young competition

The judges will select a winner, runner-up and three highly commended images in the Young Competition.

• Young Winner: £1500 and a Celestron Astromaster 130EQ MD telescope
• Young Runner-up: £500
• Young Highly Commended: £250

Special Prizes

The judges will also award two Special Prizes: the Manju Mehrotra Family Trust Prize for Best Newcomer and the Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation. Both winners will receive £750.

Overall winner

The overall winner is chosen from amongst all the Adult competition category winners. This winner receives £10,000 and the title of Astronomy Photographer of the Year.

Additional information

All winners will also receive:

• Their winning image displayed in an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum 
• One year’s subscription to BBC Sky at Night magazine
• A copy of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year publication.