2016 Kevin J. Brunelle Astrophotography Contest 17 photographers 101 images Atmospheric 13 photographers 31 images Michael Lincoln - Lunar Departure Chuck Manges - August Lightning Storm Mike Christeson - reflection of sunset John Wenskovitch - Sunset to Start Star Party Season Alexis Kwasinski - Double rainbow at sunset Chuck Manges - Sun Dog Michael Christeson - Rainbow John Holtz - False Aurora at AO Michael Lincoln – Anti-crepuscular Rays Carol Christeson - cloudy Sunset Bill Moutz - Misty Morning Eric Fischer - Quilted Sunset Michael Lincoln – Weather Balloon Burst Michael Lincoln - Loon Balloon Carol Christeson - Solar pier sunset Alexis Kwasinski - Stormy sunset Bill Moutz - Sunrise on Lake Authur John Wenskovitch - Observing Time Carol Christeson - Let Gods light shine through your dark days Alexis Kwasinski - Sunset while flying Rich McLaughlin - Fluffy Clouds Michael Christeson - Flying Cow Alexis Kwasinski - Severe thunderstorm cell Mike Christeson - Cloud tries to eat the Sun Chuck Manges - Feather in the Sky Ed Honkus - Happy Valentine's Day Mike Christeson - Fly Like an Eagle Chuck Manges - Summer Lightning Eric Fischer - Wispy Virga Tail Frank Wielgus - Incandescent Clouds Mike Christeson - Last light before night Stellar 6 photographers 15 images Michael Lincoln - Milky Way and Sprite Alexis Kwasinski - Center of Milky Way_Part of Sagittarius and Ophiuchus Alexis Kwasinski - Scorpio holding Mars in its claws and some faint airglow Alexis Kwasinski - M45 Pleiades star cluster Michael Lincoln - Florida Night Mike Christeson - Orion is up tonight Chuck Manges - M13 Great Globular in Hercules (#1) Michael Lincoln - Where Falling Stars Land Chuck Manges - Double Cluster in Perseus Wide Field Mike Christeson - Bright Light rules the night Frank Wielgus - M13 Globular Cluster (#2) Michael Lincoln - Trees and Stars Mike Christeson - Orion Nate Brandt - Rho Ophiuchus Rising Mike Christeson - Red lights tonight Solar System 8 photographers 18 images Alexis Kwasinski - Jupiter_Callisto with teardrop effect and shadow_Europa_Io Chuck Manges - Solar Prominence 6- 14-16 Chuck Manges - Saturn-7-22-16 Alexis Kwasinski - Mars 6-8-16 2300 ET Valles Marineris & Acidalia Planitia Mike Christeson - Solar Plane Michael Lincoln - Sturgeon Moon Mike Christeson - Urban Astronomy Observation Alexis Kwasinski - Saturn Carol Christeson - Wish upon a star - no its Venus Chuck Manges - Jupiter 4-17-16 Chuck Manges - Lunar Landscape 06- 20-16 Mike Christeson - 3 planets point to Mercury Rich McLaughlin - the Moon Michael Christeson- 11-2-2015 - 3 planets conjunction Fred Klein - Two Geostationary Satellites Michael Christeson - sun in the trees Mike Christeson - Hunters Moon Alexis Kwasinski - C-2013 US10 Catalina and Syrma Nebula 7 photographers 23 images Frank Wielgus - Horsehead and Flame Nebulas (#1) Alexis Kwasinski - Orion and Running Man nebulae Chuck Manges - Rho Ophiuchi Nebula Frank Wielgus - Eagle Nebula (#2) Alexis Kwasinski - Lagoon and Trifid nebulae Nate Brandt - The Bubble (#2) Alexis Kwasinski - M1 Crab Nebula with shock front & knot due to pulsar action Nate Brandt - NGC 1333 Zakery Koban - Eagle Nebula (#1) Frank Wielgus - M78-Reflection Nebula Chuck Manges - IC5146 Cocoon Nebula Mike Miller - IC 5070 Pelican Nebula Chuck Manges - Lagoon Nebula Frank Wielgus - Bubble Nebula (#1) Alexis Kwasinski - Horsehead and Flame nebulae (#2) Fred Klein - (part of) Pelican Fred Klein – Pickering’s Triangle Chuck Manges - Wolfs Cave VdB152 Fred Klein - the Flame Mike Miller - NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula (#3) Nate Brandt - NGC 281 Fred Klein - Horsehead (H-alpha) (#3) Nate Brandt - The Cone and Fox Fur Galaxy 5 photographers 14 images Alexis Kwasinski - M31 Andromeda Galaxy (#1) Nate Brandt - The Leo Triplet (#1) Chuck Manges - M33 Triangulum Galaxy (#1) Fred Klein - M87 Alexis Kwasinski - NGC7331 and companion galaxies Frank Wielgus - Galaxy-M101 Fred Klein - NGC4535 Alexis Kwasinski - M33 Galaxy (#2) Chuck Manges - Galaxy Trio in Leo (#2) Nate Brandt - The Sunflower Galaxy (#1) Chuck Manges - M31 (#2) Fred Klein - Quasar (9 billion LY) Chuck Manges - M63 Sunflower Galaxy (#2) Nate Brandt - In the Arms of Andromeda (#3) .