AstroCamera 2021 International Astrophotography Competition and Chance to Win Cash Prizes of $1650

Hevelianum is calling every who loves astronomy or photography for participating in the competition titled AstroCamera 2021 International Astrophotography Competition and the opportunity to win many prizes. It aims to select and award the authors of the most interesting photographs of astronomic objects observed from the Earth. So, you need to have the strength of observation and visual arts skills to be one of the winners.

Eligibility:

You must meet the following criteria:

1. You must be enough aged, and with full capacity to enter into legal transactions.
2. Organizer’s members cannot take part in the competition.
3. A Competition Entry includes a single photograph or a series of photographs that should include photographs of the same object or the same astronomic event.
4. The Competition is organized in the following categories:
   • Category I: Deep Sky Objects (photographs of star clusters, galaxies, etc.).
   • Category II: Solar System Objects (photographs of planets, the Moon, comets, meteors, eclipses, object transits, etc.).
   • Category III: Astrolandscape (photographs showing the landscape elements with astronomic objects, e.g. astronomic object rising and setting).
5. The original photographs are the basis for a competition entry, and you should supply photograph details in the form.
6. A Participant may register a maximum of 5 competition entries; however, the prize will award for only one photograph.
7. Photographs may be color or black and white, either in horizontal or vertical format. Preferred file size (.jpg or .tiff) is max 50 Mb.
8. The photographs should not contain signatures, descriptions, or watermarks.
9. A competition entry sent means that a participant:
   • has accepted the provisions of the competition rules.
   • has given his/her consent for his/her competition entry to be presented at the post-competition exhibition,  at the organizer’s website, and in press releases concerning the Competition.

Selection process:

Your photographs will evaluate on the basis following areas:

• Content: object type, observed brightness, level of difficulties in observing an object, phenomenon exotics.
• Aesthetics: object visual attractiveness, picture sharpness, noise reduction, etc.

Please note: Results will be announced by 31 May 2021.

Prizes:

If you are one of the owners of the winning photos, you will receive an AstroCamera statuette in addition to:

• Category 1: Deep Space Objects:
  • 1st place: USD 387.0
    2nd place: USD 258.0
    3rd place: USD 129.0
• Category 2: Solar System Objects:
  • 1st place: USD  232.0
  • 2nd place: USD 103.0
  • 3rd place: USD 77.4
• Category 3: Astro-landscape:
  • 1st place: USD 258.0
  • 2nd place: USD 129.0
  • 3rd place: USD 77.4

About Hevelianum: 

Hevelianum is an educational science center with interactive exhibits and a place where you can meet science and history. It is also an ideal space for spending leisure time in a fun way, walking among the historic architecture and relaxing in the green surroundings. Know very well that if you visit Hevelianum you will not only enjoy the show, but you can also discover the site itself- a hill in the center of Gdańsk, which offers great views and the possibility for outdoor recreation. After each visit, the acquired knowledge and memories of the fun time you spent will remain with you.

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