2025 ToupTek Astro Global Astrophotography Competition

Overall Winner

Level	Prize	Value	# Winners
Overall Winner	Premium Bundle of ToupTek Astro New Products	More then US$1500	1

Category Prizes

	Golden	Silver	Bronze
Remote Deep-sky Group	ATR585M Bundle*1	GPM174M *1 1.25" LRGB Filters*1	FS-200AR*1
Prize Value:	US$929	US$508	US$189
Field Deep-sky Group	ATR585M Bundle*1	StellaVita *1 1.25" LRGB Filters*1	AAF*1
Prize Value:	US$929	US$478	US$179
Solar Group	ATR585M Bundle*1	G3M678M *1 1.25" LRGB Filters*1	AAF*1
Prize Value:	US$929	US$448	US$179
# Winners	1 per group	2 per group	3 per group

Entry Prize

Each entrant with qualified images will receive a $10 astro promotion code per image from the ToupTek Astro official online store. The promo code is compatible with other promotions and discounts in our online store.

Chiefland Star Prize
(June 21st 2025 – Oct 10th 2025)

Chiefland Astronomy Village is the official partner of the 2025 Competition. One entry submitted through the Chiefland Astronomy Club will be selected for this special prize.

Level	Prize	Value
Chiefland Star Prize	1.25″ LRGB + SHO Filter Set Astrofest 2026 Ticket	$448.00 $110.00

Overall Winner Prizes

Category Winner Prizes

1 Conditions on Entry

1.1 Entry is open to all astrophotographers around the world.

1.2 For entrants who are under the age of 18, the consent of a parent or guardian is required. By entering the competition, it is trusted that all entrants have obtained consent from their parents or guardians. Parents or guardians will be contacted to confirm their consent when entrants subscribe to the competition. 

2 Submission and Eligibility:

2.1 All Entrants may submit up to 5 images per category. All submitted images must be taken using ToupTek Astro’s cameras as the main cameras. The main cameras include deep-sky cooled cameras and planetary cameras.

2.2 Images need to be taken after 1 January 2024.

2.3 Submission Image should be in JPG or PNG, and 20MB maximum per image in size.

2.4 Entrants need to submit their images renamed as: Categories + Image Name + Author’s Name + Nationality

2.5 Entrants need to provide the following information when submitting images. Any lack of information will lead to unqualified.

• Target name
• Photo date
• Equipment used
• Data sheet
• Description
• Processing method

2.6 Please remove all identifying marks, such as watermarks, from the image. Images will be deemed ineligible if not removed.

2.7 Group entries are permitted (Group Entrants). A Lead Entrant needs to be nominated to represent the group for communication and submission. Please specify all members’ information when submitting the entries. If a Group Entrant wins the prize, ToupTek Astro will not participate in prize allocation within the Group.

2.8 By submitting an entry, each Entrant agrees to these competition rules and guarantees that:

• The Entrant is the sole copyright owner or representative of the Image and the images do not infringe the copyright or any other rights of any third party.
• The image was taken by the Entrant or by a group of which the Entrant is an active participant (Group Entrant) and is the original work of the Entrant or Group Entrant. 
• If ToupTek Astro has any claims brought against it due to the Entrant’s breach of this guarantee, the Entrant will be required to compensate ToupTek Astro in full for any losses and costs incurred due to those claims.

2.9 The following Images are not eligible for entry into the 2025 ToupTek Astro Global Astrophotography Competition

• Images taken before 1 January 2024;
• Images that have won other competitions before;
• AI-processed or generated images;
• Images taken with a paid professional remote service.
• Winners will be contacted and asked to provide FITS or TIFF files of the winning image. Failure to provide these files will result in ineligibility for prizes.

3 Winner Shortlisting

After judging, we will shortlist winners and their winning images on our website and social media accounts for the public.

During the shortlisting period, any images that receive reports and are verified to have violated the competition rules will be disqualified. The corresponding winning qualifications will be filled by the image with the highest score in the same category.

4 Copyright and Use of Image

By entering, all Entrants grant ToupTek Astro a non-exclusive, irrevocable worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, and publish or communicate to the public any image, by any means, entered into the competition in promotional, press and marketing materials (including social media and ToupTek Astro’s website) to promote and publicise the competition, exhibition and touring exhibition, future related exhibitions and activities, and to promote the understanding of astronomy to a wider audience. This may include publication in international and national media publications and online.

Process	Time
Submission	21st June 2025 (UTC+8 10AM) – 21st Dec 2025 (UTC+8 10AM)
Judging	5th Jan 2026 – 18th Jan 2026
Winner Shortlisting and Announcement	19th Jan 2026 – 2nd Feb 2026
Prize Delivery	Starting from 3rd Feb 2026

*The above timeline may be slightly adjusted based on the actual progress of the competition.