Award presented by Luís Lopes
Exhibition leaflet and awarded picture
The opening of the Ist Astrophotography Contest exhibition, held at Parque Biológico de Gaia, Gaia, Portugal, on the 1st of June at 21h30.
Astrophotographers were invited to participate in four different categories: Deep Space, Earth and Cosmos, Solar System, and Junior. So great photos were put to the test, making it very difficult to the distinguished jury - Pedro Ré, Paulo Casquinha and Luís Lopes.
The overall winner was Paulo Lobão's outstanding "Elephant Trunk Nebula" also known as IC1396; the Earth and Cosmos category winner was clinched by Miguel Claro's "The Lightrails of the Knights Templar" whereas the Junior award was given to 16 year old Daniel Diaz' "Sol".
The Elephant Trunk NGC1396 by P. Lobao
The Lightrails of the Knights Templar by M. Claro
Sol by D. Diaz
3 Planets by J. Cruz
When the award ceremony ended, we were invited by the organization to join the "Firefly Night" walk in the Park that was taking place. It proved to be a very entertaining and enjoyable evening, revisiting those little bugs we could easily see back then, when the city lights were not so many as today...
Thank you so much for such a nice time.
