{"id":417091,"date":"2026-04-25T15:55:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/417091\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T15:55:24","slug":"limerick-stargazers-invited-to-enter-national-astro-photo-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/417091\/","title":{"rendered":"Limerick stargazers invited to enter national astro-photo competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.live95fm.ie\/news\/live95-news\/\" class=\"c-btn c-btn--small c-btn--secondary-fill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        All Live95 News<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69eccd519a064.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                                    Via Martin McCormack <\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            The competition is looking for photos captured between June 2025 and May 2026.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Stargazers and photographers across Limerick are being called to point their lenses upward as the &#8216;Reach for the Stars&#8217; astrophotography competition returns for its sixth year.<\/p>\n<p>Limerick has a storied history with the contest, which is organised by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Since its beginning, local photographers have been among the winning, shortlisted, and commended entries, showcasing the high level of creative talent found in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The competition aims to find the best images of the Irish night sky taken between June 3, 2025, and May 10, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are using a professional telescope or just the smartphone in your pocket, there is a category for every skill level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69ecce5ccde8c.jpg\" style=\"width: 252px; height: 448px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Via Liam Reddall)<\/p>\n<p>Dr Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, said that the competition is designed to make science more accessible. &#8220;We\u2019re looking forward to seeing the range of perspectives and skills that these astrophotographers will bring to the night sky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Professor Peter Gallagher, Chair of the judging panel, added that the standard of entries usually reflects &#8220;huge creativity and technical capability,&#8221; with images being judged on technical skill, artistic flair, and originality.<\/p>\n<p>Limerick entrants have until 5 pm on May 11th to submit their work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winners could find themselves with a \u20ac500 voucher for photographic equipment, passes to the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, publication in The Irish Times and inclusion in high-profile exhibitions at DIAS Headquarters in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>A Public Choice winner will also be selected via an online vote in late June, allowing the people of Limerick to get behind their local finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Photographers can submit up to two images per category. Full guidelines and entry forms can be found on the Reach for the Stars website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/onic-player\/id6747436925?ppid=49bb71e2-4823-448e-b0e8-311158962de3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/68da98f76f434.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"All Live95 News Via Martin McCormack The competition is looking for photos captured between June 2025 and May&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":417092,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[61,60,608,611,607,610,609,612,82],"class_list":["post-417091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-limerick-radio","tag-limerick-today","tag-limericks-live95fm","tag-live-95","tag-live95fm","tag-live95fm-homepage","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=417091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/417091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=417091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=417091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=417091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}