Enjoy a selection of astrophotographs submitted to the Universe Space Tech competition. You can also view all the photos in the gallery and vote for the best work, in your opinion.
Yuliia Loktikova, 20 years old | Zhytomyr
From the author: The frozen Teteriv River and the “parade of planets”: (Mercury), Venus, Jupiter, (Mars).
Nomination: Best Amateur Astrophotography
Equipment: Nikon d7100. 18–140mm 3.5–5.6f
Processing: Photoshop, Sequator
Ivan Humeniuk, 28 years old | Yakovka village, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
From the author: The Horsehead Nebula, the Flame Nebula, NGC 2023, IC 432, and others.
Nomination: Best Amateur Astrophotography
Equipment: Askar FRA400, Touptek 2600mc, EQ5-belt mod, L-enhance filter
Processing: PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop
Bohdan Hutsal, 35 years old | Chortkiv, Ternopil Oblast
From the author: Comet C/2024 S1
Nomination: Best Mobile Astrophotography
Equipment: iPhone 14 Pro Max
Darina Podhorna, 16 years old | Cherkasy
From the author: Full Moon
Nomination: Best Astrophotography by children
Equipment: Canon
Serhii Krynytsia, 52 years old | Cherkasy
From the author: Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) over the Dnipro River. July 2020.
Nomination: Best Professional Astrophotography
Equipment: Nikon D810
Processing: PhotoShop
Maksym Shevtsov, 18 years old | Vinnytsia
From the author: The photo was taken on October 23 near a small lake in Vinnytsia. The Milky Way is visible in the photo, as well as the well-known comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas.
Nomination: Best Mobile Astrophotography
Equipment: Redmi Note 8T
Processing: LightRoom, Snapseed, and Sequator for composing photos
Taras Tarasevych, 35 years old | Kyiv
From the author: NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula
Nomination: Best Amateur Astrophotography
Equipment: Arsenal 150/750
Processing: Siril
Milana Klymenko, 12 years old | Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
From the author: Sunset
Nomination: Best Astrophotography by children
Equipment: phone
Andrii Pozdieiev, 40 years old | Lviv
From the author: Orion Nebula from a balcony in the center of Lviv. 65 frames stitched together and minimally processed. December 30, 2024.
Nomination: Best Amateur Astrophotography
Equipment: ZWO Seestar S50
Processing: PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop
Dmytro Tereshchenko, 29 years old | Kyiv
From the author: NGC 22377x180s – Ha7x180s – OIII
Nomination: Best Amateur Astrophotography
Equipment: RedCat51, ZWO ASI2600MM, Antlia Ha 3nm, Antlia OIII 3nm
Processing: PixInsight
See more works in the contest gallery.
