The Friends of Astronomy Club of Crete (SFAK), the Municipality of Anogia, the Institute of Astrophysics of the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (IA-FORTH) and Skinakas Observatory, the joint research infrastructure of the University of Crete and FORTH, co-organized the 1st Astrophotography Competition of Crete for the year 2024.
The competition had 3 categories:
- Deep Sky Astrophotography - 1st winner was Konstantinos Meimaris with a photo of the Whirlpool nebula (Μ51)
- photography of the Planets, the Sun, or Moon - 1st winner was George Navrozidis with a photo of the "Supermoon¨
- Astrophotography with landscapes of Crete - 1st winner is Andreas Meladakis with a photo of the Γαλαξία Milky Way from the end of the gorge of Preveli
and all entries were exhibited at the "The Shepherd's Place" in Anogia from 1 to 10 August 2024.
The first two winners will make observations with the telescopes of Skinakas Observatory and the winner of the astrophotography with landscapes of Crete will receive a gift voucher of 300 Euros for purchases from the Thessaloniki Planetarium, which we thank for supporting the competition.
