MaccAstro Trophy Competitions 2021

There are four trophies in the competition to encourage and reward more members. The top three in each category were as follows:

Ivor Townshend Lunar Trophy

  • Winner: John Tipping with ‘Plato Apennine’
  • 2nd Place: John Tipping with ‘Sea of Serenitity’
  • 3rd place: John Tipping with ‘Sinus Iridium’
Willcox Wide Sky Trophy
  • Winner: David Tolliday with ‘Orion, Hyades, Pleiades and a Tree’
  • 2nd Place: Ian Morison with ‘Orion and Rosette Nebulae’
  • 3rd Place: David Tolliday with ‘Noctilucent Clouds over St Abbs Harbour’

MaccAstro Creative Trophy:

  • Winner: Steve Warbis with ‘Leo Major poster (pencils)’
  • 2nd Place: Ian Morison with ‘The Witch’s Broom’
  • 3rd Place: David Tolliday with ‘The Night Skies Over Cheshire’

MaccAstro Deep Sky Trophy

  • Winner: Laurie Yates with ‘NGC7380_Wizard’
  • 2nd Place: Ian Morison with ‘M81&M82’
  • 3rd Place: Michele Vonci with ‘Jellyfish Nebula in SHO narrowband’

Well done to all the winners and also to everyone who entered.