MaccAstro Trophy Competitions 2026
There are eight trophies in the competition to encourage and reward more members.
The top three in each category were as follows:
Ivor Townshend Lunar Trophy
- 1st Place: David Tolliday with Crescent Moon with earthshine and Venus
- 2nd Place: Paul Smith with 33MP Lunar Mosaic – 24th Feb 2026
- 3rd Place: Mike Tyrrell with Mare Smythii at extreme libration
Willcox Wide-sky Trophy
- 1st Place: David Tolliday with Barclodiad y Gawres Chambered Tomb and the Milky Way
- 2nd Place: David Tolliday with Watching the Buttertubs Aurora
- 3rd Place: David Tolliday with Road to the Milky Way
Paul Cannon Creative Trophy
- 1st Place: Steve Warbis with Ode to Jolly Old Jodrell
- 2nd Place: Peter Southern with Entropy Clock
- 3rd Place: Helen Kirsopp with Eclipse
Ian Morison Imaging Trophy (deep Sky)
- 1st Place: Karl Downing with Elephants Trunk Nebula IC1396
- 2nd Place: Tony Edwards with Pillars of Creation
- 3rd Place: Paul Bouchier with NGC 891. Edge on beauty.
Steve Warbis Solar System Trophy
- 1st Place: Mike Tyrrell with Solar disk in Halpha
- 2nd Place: Paul Smith with Saturn – August 2026
- 3rd Place: David Tolliday with Setting Planets
Helen Kirsopp Electronic Imaging Trophy
- 1st Place: Mike Tyrrell with Seestar Messier Catalog
- 2nd Place: Paul Smith with Milky Way – Longnor, Peak District
- 3rd Place: Tony Edwards with The Orion Nebula
Remote Imaging
- 1st Place: Karl Downing with Remote Lobster
Chairman’s Trophy
Paul Bouchier with NGC 891. Edge on beauty.
Well done to all the winners and also to everyone who entered.