CONTEST GALLERY
✨ Image of the Month Winner
October 2025
✨ Your stunning capture has earned the spotlight as this month’s Image of the Month.
✨ Enter the Next Image of the Month Contest
Think your photo has what it takes to shine? Submit your best astrophotography for a chance to be featured as the next Image of the Month!
📅 Entry Period: Friday – Tuesday
🏆 How the Contest Works:
Each week’s winner advances to the Image of the Month Contest.
Each monthly winner advances to the Image of the Year Contest.
The ultimate winner is crowned Image of the Year Champion! 🌌
👉 Submit your photo and description today—your journey to Image of the Year starts here!
Join the contest!
🌌 Submit Your Image for Next Month!
Follow the simple rules and get started, so you can share your best shot with the community.
Submit Your Photo🌌 AstroWorld Contest Rules & Guidelines
Ready to share your astrophotography? We’re excited to see your cosmic creations!
To keep things fair and fun, we have a few simple ground rules. These will help make sure your image is in the right format and fully qualified for the Image of the Month Contests.
Take a quick look below before you submit—then get ready to shine among the stars! 🚀
Entry Window:
Opens Friday 10:00 PM ET → Closes Tuesday 8:00 PM ET
Novice Category:
For beginners only
After 3 novice wins, you advance to main IOTW
Voting & Winners:
Voting: Wed 8:00 AM – Fri 9:30 PM ET
Announced on the Friday Live Show
File Requirements:
Resolution: 72 ppi
Size: 1200 × 800 max
Format: WEBP only
Submission Info:
Must be your own image (no rental scopes)
Include target name + equipment used
Contest Flow:
🖼️ IOTW winners → automatically entered for Image of the Month
🌙 IOTM winners → automatically entered for Image of the Year
🌌 IOTY winner + most IOTW wins = special prizes
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Entry Period (Monthly): Opens Friday at 10:00 PM ET and closes Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET.
Format Requirements (effective July 15, 2023):
Resolution: 72 ppi
Max Size: 1200 × 800
File Type: WEBP
Conversion tools: Free options (e.g., PixInsight, Adobe Photoshop, or online WEBP converters) are widely available.
Submission Details:
Images must be your own work using your own equipment 👉 (no rental scopes).
Include a brief description with:
Target/star catalog designation
Imaging equipment used
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Image of the Month (IOTM) – How It Works
This is the only contest you submit your images to.
All entries for the month compete directly in the Image of the Month contest.The winning image is revealed on the 3rd Friday of each month during the live show.
Each photographer may win one Image of the Month per contest year.
Tie Rule: In case of a tie, both images will be featured side by side.
Single Entry Rule: If there is only one monthly entry, it automatically advances.
- 👉 If you’ve already won Image of the Month and are selected again, the 2nd place entry will be promoted to winner for that month.
Image of the Year (IOTY):
All monthly winners are automatically entered.
Announced on the 3rd Wednesday of January.
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Novice Category (added Aug 2, 2024):
For beginners new to astrophotography.
📅 Calendar Feature
All Image of the Month winners are featured in the AstroWorld Annual Photo Calendar.
The Top 3 winners of Image of the Year get special placements:
🥇 1st Place: Featured on the cover of the calendar.
🥈 2nd & 3rd Place: Each may choose their preferred month to showcase their winning image.
🎁 Prizes:
The IOTY Winner and the member with the most IOTM wins each year will receive special prizes.
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