Closed The 2026 round closed at midday GMT on 2 March 2026, stored as Europe/London. Entries for 2027 will open in January 2027. The page does not print the day or a closing time.
ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year
This cycle is closed. The requirements below are kept as they were published. The exhibition page says entries to the 2027 competition will open in January 2027.
At a glance
Who
Open to all
Next
Entries for 2027 open in January 2027
Last close
Midday GMT, 2 March 2026
Who can apply
Criteria stated by the funder on the official source.
Nationality
The programme page says the competition is open to all. The 2026 rules say it is open to anyone except organisers, listed employees and their immediate families, and judges and their immediate families.
Stated
Age
The 2026 rules required adult entrants to be 16 or over on the closing date and young entrants to be 15 or under. The 2027 age lines are not printed on the page that announces the January opening.
Stated
Funding and what it does not cover
The exhibition page says entrants can win cash prizes, museum display, a one-year BBC Sky at Night subscription and a copy of the publication. It does not print 2027 amounts. The 2026 rules printed an overall winner prize of £10,000.
