By JUDD WEIL
Hutch Post
Hutchinson, Kan. — The Cosmosphere International SciEd Center and Space Museum in Hutchinson, Kan., announced on Nov. 10, they are holding a Space Photography Contest until Nov. 27.
Amateur photographers can submit night sky and space photos for the chance to win a Cosmosphere prize package.
Part of winning the prize package, and the most exciting thing of the contest, is a chance to meet with an astronaut.
Entrants to the Cosmosphere’s Space Photography Contest can compete for the chance to meet astronaut John Herrington, Chickasaw.
Herrington became the first Native American in space in 2002.
Awards also include Cosmosphere gift shop items.
Now through Nov. 27, by 11:59 p.m., amateur photographers ages 16 and up can submit up to two photos taken with either a phone or a digital camera, in .jpg or .png files, and send them to [email protected]. Photos must be 240 or 300 dpi.
Entrants must include the following information for each submission:
Location; including state, national park or nearest town, state or province, and country.
Camera details; including, type of camera, lens, and exposure details like shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.
Telescope photos, nightscapes, and composites are allowed. Composite images must consist of images taken at the same location during the same 24-hour period and must be submitted with a total number of exposures and exposure details for all included exposures.
The top three winners will be invited to a private meet-and-greet with Herrington on his trip to the Cosmosphere on Dec. 6.
Herrington will be in Hutchinson to present an in-person and livestreamed science lesson to classrooms throughout Kansas as part of Cosmosphere’s LaunchLearning education programming.
Contest winners will also see their photos displayed at the Cosmosphere.
Contact [email protected] for more information.
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