Each year the NLO has a competition for the Astrophotographer of the year. The award for this was donated by Jack Wickings.

2012 overall awards went to:

1. Rob Banks
2. Graham Wright
3. John McLean

2011 section award winners are:

Deep Space:

1. Rob Banks
2. Dave Jones

Lunar:

1. Alex Nursey
2. Kathleen Dollery

Planetary:

1. John McLean
2. Steve Boyce

Solar:

1. David Strange
2. Dave Jones

Widefield:

1. John Barrie-Smith
2. Rob Banks

Novice Astronomer:

1. Graham Wright
2. Mark Hooper .

11 Inch Imager:

1. Dave Jones
2. Steve Boyce