And the winners are...

ESO and EAAE are very pleased to announce the winners of the Catch a Star 2008 contest. We would like to congratulate everyone who took part in the competition. The standard of the entries was extremely impressive, which made it difficult for the jury to choose the winners! We enjoyed reading the projects and looking at the artworks, and the hard work that went into the entries was evident. Even if you did not receive a prize this year, we hope you had fun taking part, and learnt some exciting things about our Universe! Look out for the next "Catch a Star!" competition...

We also wish very much to thank Garry Harwood, the astronomical artist who very kindly volunteered his time to select the winners of special prizes in the Artists competition, and of course the members of the public who voted for their favourite Artists entries.

The winners listed below are subject to confirmation of eligibility (according to the rules given in "How to enter" and in the "Terms and Conditions"). We will be contacting winners shortly to confirm details, but if you have any questions please email us at cas2008@eso.org .

Researchers

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Artists

These prizes were awarded by astronomical artist Garry Harwood, who is a Fellow and life member of the International Association of Astronomy Artists. Mr Harwood says:

"Art has always been a reflection of our culture and civility and the 2008 Catch a Star art competition is a great opportunity for us to reflect on the many talented young artists within our own communities. It was a real pleasure to discover such a varied and impressive collection of art from so many young people representing almost every corner of the globe. I was extremely impressed with the quality of art on display which made judging all the competition entries a difficult but thoroughly enjoyable task. For all of you who took part in the 2008 Catch a Star art competition I hope you will continue to find beauty and inspiration in the world around you and will seek to express this in your art. This will be a joy for life not only for you, the artist, but for all those around you. My warmest congratulation to you all."

In fact, the standard of entries was so high that Mr Harwood also awarded, in addition to the special overall prize, an additional prize in each age group of a set of astronomical posters.

Adventurers

Note: all non-winning entries from Catch a Star Researchers were automatically entered into the Catch a Star Adventurers lottery.

Artists

The following prizes were awarded with the help of a public web-based vote in the Catch a Star Artists gallery.

Catch a Star 2008 winners

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