The specialized jury will consist of photographers Jesús M. García Flores and Toni Sendra, a representative from SONY, a representative from FotoAstro González, a representative of the Astronomical Association Aras de los Olmos, a representative of the Valencian Astronomy Association, and a representative of the Ciutat de les Arts i les CIències.

Two prizes will be awarded in each category:

• • First prize: Approx. €1,000

  • Second prize: Approx. €500

DEEP SKY Category

• • 1st prize: Sky-Watcher 127/1500 WiFi telescope and accessories, courtesy of FotoAstro González

  • 2nd prize: Sky-Watcher 120/600 AZ3 telescope, courtesy of FotoAstro González

MOON Category

• • 1st prize: Sigma 16/28 F2.8 DG DN lens, courtesy of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

  • 2nd prize: Celestron StarSense Explorer 130 telescope, courtesy of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

SUN Category

• • 1st prize: Celestron AstroFi 5 SC 127mm WiFi telescope, courtesy of FotoAstro González

  • 2nd prize: Star Adventurer WiFi Astrophotography Pack (multifunctional support), courtesy of FotoAstro González

MILKY WAY Category

• • 1st prize: Sony ZV-E10 camera with SEL1650 lens kit, courtesy of Sony

  • 2nd prize: Sony ZV-1F vlogging camera, courtesy of Sony

CIRCUMPOLAR / STAR TRAILS Category

• • 1st prize: Sony FE 16mm F1.8 G lens – SEL16F18G, courtesy of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

  • 2nd prize: Manfrotto Befree GT Carbon Twist Lock tripod, courtesy of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

Additional prizes for all winners:

• • Two tickets to the Museu de les Ciències and Hemisfèric

  • A gift pack with promotional products from Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

  • Two tickets (for the winner and a companion) to the Alto Turia Astronomy Centre (CAAT), courtesy of the Valencian Astronomy Association

Notification and Ceremony:

Winners will be contacted by phone or email using the contact details provided during registration.
The results will be announced on the CACSA website and official social media channels on Thursday, July 31st.
The awards ceremony and exhibition opening will take place on September 12th at 7:00 p.m. at the Museu de les Ciències.

This edition, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the Museu de les Ciències, will feature a special prize—a tripod valued at approximately 300 euros—which will be raffled among the top 100 photographs (excluding the winning entries).

DEEP SKY Category
1st prize: Juan José Coronado González
Title: M51 whirlpool galaxy
One of the best known galaxies. It is very surprising the gravitational interaction between both galaxies leaving these beautiful tidal tails. It is at a distance of 31 million light years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
2nd prize: José María Delgado Barba
Title: Horsehead Nebula
Photograph taken in El Campillo (Huelva) between November 2022 and April 2023. It is made up of 450 shots of 420 seconds plus 12 hours of calibration for a total of 75 hours. It is a nebula located in the Orion constellation.

Category MOON
1st prize: Rami Dibo
Title: Fly me to the moon
Photo taken at a very precise moment when the moon and the trajectory of the plane align perfectly, creating an eternal bond.
2nd prize: Alex Alemany Ribera
Title: Mineral crescent moon
Captured from Alginet (Valencia) newton Tasco 114/900 telescope and Zwoasi178mc camera recording 60 sec videos and processing with Astrosurface. Mosaic of two tesserae in crescent phase with colours highlighting the composition of titanium oxides in bluish tones and iron oxides in browns.

SOL Category
1st Prize: Pedro Miguel Alfaia Barcia RE’.
Title: SU (20240602) – X Flare AR13697
SUN (20240602) H-alpha (08:00 UTC). TV NP101 F/5.4 DS SM90II/SM60 BF30 PGR GRASSHOPPER 3 GS3-U3-28S4M.
2nd prize: Jorge Ciscar Ruiz
Title: VALENCIAHENGE
Sunrise along the Avenida del Puerto in Valencia, one of the longest (if not the longest) straights in the city. I love to attend this annual event because the movement of the street means that no two photos are the same.

VÍA LÁCTEA Category
1st prize: Jordi López Coy
Title: Stargazer
Photo taken in Ouarzazate (Morocco) in a place where the sky is spectacular and where they shot films such as Gladiator I and II. It was a complex photograph because it was taken at ground level and because of the reduced space available to have the Milky Way in the frame.
2nd prize: Allexandru Pastor Opris
Title: The aqueduct of the stars
Panoramic view of the Milky Way over the Roman aqueduct Peña Cortada which is located in the municipality of Calles and which was declared a site of cultural interest.

CIRCUMPOLARS Category
1st prize: Daniel Viñé García
Title: Touching the South Star
In the northern hemisphere the stars will revolve around Polaris or the counterclockwise pole star; in the southern hemisphere the stars revolve around Sigma Octanti, the clockwise southern pole star Sossusvlei. Namibia.
2nd prize: David Valencia Carrasco
Title: El olvido de la ermita (The oblivion of the hermitage)
Hermitage in Tebar (Cuenca). It consists of approximately 450 photos.