At the AGM we were treated to a fantastic selection of member’s astronomical photographs, with 26 entries being submitted. This year we had three categories rather than just the previous two, the addition of the Smart Scope category reflecting the changing nature of amateur astronomy.
The members present at the AGM voted during the meeting, resulting in clear winners for each category. There were 6 entries in the Smart Scope category and the winner of this section was James Weightman, with his image of the Procession of Sunspots.
The technical category had 10 entries, the winner being Bryn Evans, with his image of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31.
There were also 10 entries in the Artistic category and the winner was Alistair Frith, with his image of the Leo Triplet, M65, M66 & NGC3628.
Since Alistair also received the most votes this makes him the overall winner and the recipient of this year’s award of the Dan Turton Trophy.
Congratulations to the winners, but without forgetting the contributions from everyone who submitted an entry. The 26 entries were from 12 members, so hopefully this competition will encourage many more to produce some photos over the coming months in readiness for the competition next year.
All the entries can be viewed via this link HERE.