#astronomyphotographeroftheyear

#astronomyphotographeroftheyear

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 WinnersAn amazing photograph of comet Leonard on its unique passage near the earth has won the Photographer of the Year Award for astrophotographer Gerald Rhemann. The image was taken on Christmas Day 2021 in Khomas, Namibia, showing a dramatic disconnection event as solar winds tore away a piece of the comet's tail. The earth will never see this comet again. There are also winners in different categories in the competition, such as Stars and Nebulae, People and Space, Our Moon, Skyscapes, Galaxies, Aurorae, and more. Younger winners were named in age categories, and there are also the special awards for the best digital innovation and best newcomer. The winning images are on display in a special exhibition at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. See the top winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest at the competition gallery, plus some of the runners-up at BBC Science Focus.-via Damn Interesting#astronomy #astronomyphotographeroftheyear #APOTY

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021Winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 competition have just been announced. The annual astronomy photography competition, now in its 13th year, is hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and drew more than 4,500 entries, including many featuring images of distant galaxies that require the use of powerful telescopes.The overall winner of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 was Shuchang Dong who took this deceptively simple photo of a solar eclipse titled "The Golden Ring" shown above. Dong took the photo in the Ali region of Tibet on June 21, 2020."This place has year-round sunny weather, but in front of the annular eclipse, I saw dark clouds all over the sky," Dong said, "We were waiting with anxious minds but we were lucky. Within a minute of the annular eclipse, the sunshine penetrated through the clouds and afterwards the Sun was sucked into the thick clouds.""This image demonstrates both the beauty and simplicity of an eclipse, but also the science behind this astronomical event," noted competition judge Emily Drabek-Maunder, "Our sun can still be seen as a ring circling the Moon as it passes in front of the Sun, and mountains on the lunar surface can be seen hiding some of this light on the lower righthand portion of the image. This is a stunning achievement!"View more of the fantastic photos of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition below.#astronomy #photography #AstronomyPhotographeroftheYear #ShuchangDong #sun #solareclipse