Astrophotography Competition by Space Technology Students Society, IIT Kharagpur [Cash Prizes of Rs. 6k]: Submit by Sep 30

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Space Technology Students Society (spAts) under Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell, IIT Kharagpur is organizing an Astrophotography Competition in online mode.

About the Organizer

Space Technology Students’ Society, or spAts, is the official student body under Kalpana Chawla Space Technology Cell, IIT Kharagpur. Established in 2008 by a small group of young and ambitious undergraduate students, spAts had humble beginnings.

A small club founded as a congregation of students with a common interest called space, spAts started as an ordinary student-run society with big ambitions.

The National Students’ Space Challenge (NSSC) is the centrepiece of spAts. As the name suggests, NSSC is a national-level fest dedicated solely to space and space technology.

About the Competition

The vast, boundless sky surrounding us is filled with countless galaxies, nebulae, stars, planets, and moons, and each of them carries stories that are free for the observer to interpret.

National Students Space Challenge 2023 provides you with an opportunity to share your visual creations through the Amateur Astrophotography competition. What are you waiting for? Get! Set! Click!!

Eligibility Criteria

This is an individual event that is open to school and college students.

Prizes

The winner will get a cash prize of Rs. 6,000.

The top 5 participants will be awarded a Certificate of Excellence for the event. The winning entries will also be released from the National Students Space Challenge (NSSC) Facebook page.

How to Register?

Interested ones can register via this link .

Submission Deadline

September 30, 2023.

Rules & Regulations

Each participant has to submit a space-themed image captured by him/her. Participants are allowed to submit old stock photos. However, google images are strictly restricted.
The submitted photos must be in JPEG format and contain relevant information such as date, location, target object, exposure, etc.
Submit a Google Drive link with view access to everyone.
Multiple entries (up to 3) are accepted. The participants will be judged based on the best of them.