The Royal Observatory Greenwich announced the winners of its 15th Astronomical Photographer of the Year award at an awards ceremony held on September 14.
This is the 15th year that the Royal Observatory Greenwich has hosted the competition, which attracted more than 4,000 entries from 64 different countries in 2023. The list of winners was released in July, and many of the stunning images resurfaced.
This year’s winning photo
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As the largest astrophotography competition in the world, the Royal Greenwich Observatory divides the winners into 11 categories, and from these categories the overall winner is selected.
This year’s first place was in the galaxy category, and was won by Marcel Drexler, from Germany, and French photographers Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty, for their photo of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Galaxy and overall winner
Andromeda, Unexpected, winner of the Royal Observatory Astronomy Photographer of the Year award 15. (Image credits: Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Jan Senti)
The winning image of the Andromeda Galaxy from a team of amateur astronomers led by Drechsler, Struttner, and Saint is captioned Andromeda, unexpectedA huge blue plasma arc appears next to our nearest galaxy.
In fact, plasma lines are a discovery in themselves, according to a statement from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, and are now being studied by scientists as perhaps the largest phenomenon of its kind in our small corner of the universe.
Runner-up awards and highly acclaimed entries in the Galaxy category went to Weitang Liang, from China, and Paul Montague, from Australia, for their respective images. Eye galaxy And the neighbors.
A runner-up and highly acclaimed entry for the Galaxy, Eye galaxy And Neighbor. (Image credits: Weitang Liang (left image) and Paul Montague (right image))
Northern lights
Pencil brushcategory winning image of the Aurora Borealis from the Royal Observatory Greenwich. (Image credit: Monica Deviat)
Monica Devitt, from Canada, won this year’s Aurora Borealis Photo Award for her photo, Pencil brush. This uniqueness of the aurora borealis, according to the competition jury, sets it apart from the typical “terrestrial perspective,” “evoking the art of brush and line painting.”
Second place in the Aurora Championship and top honors were awarded to Andreas Eitel, from Germany, and Chester Hall Fernandes, from New Zealand, for their photos. Highlighting And Fire in the skyrespectively.
Photo runner-up Aurorae and critically acclaimed, Highlighting And Fire in the sky. (Image credits: Andreas Eitel (left image) and Chester Hall Fernandez (right image))
Our moon
Mars groupwinning image in the Our Moon category at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. (Image credit: Ethan Chappell)
Ethan Chappell captured this image of Mars and the Moon during the occultation December 8, 2022, from Cibolo, Texas. Mars group This image shows the Red Planet behind the Moon’s southern hemisphere, shining during a rare alignment.
Tom Williams, from England, and Miguel Claro, from Portugal, took second place and received high marks for the work they submitted. Sunset in Terminator And The last full moon of the year shows the colors of Corona when it meets Mars at close rangerespectively.
Second place winner and highly acclaimed entry for the film Our Moon, Sunset in Terminator And The last full moon of the year shows the colors of Corona when it meets Mars at close range. (Image credits: Tom Williams (left image) and Miguel Claro (right image))
Our sun
Sun questionwinning image in the Our Sun category at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. (Image credit: Eduardo Schaberger-Bobo)
Sun question Taken by Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau as winner of the Our Sun category. The image shows a large, question mark-shaped solar filament rising from the surface of the Sun, showing our star in stunning detail.
Peter Ward took second place and received high praise for his image, Dark starAnd Muhammad Arjun L Great solar flare.
Runner-up entry and highly praised Our sun, dark star And Great solar flare. (Image credits: Peter Ward (left image) and Mehmet Ergun (right image))
People and space
Zillawinning image in the Human and Space category at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. (Image credit: Vikas Chander)
This photo was taken by Vikas Chander at the Skeleton Coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Located in one of the northernmost coastal regions of Namibia, the Skeleton Coast is renowned for its treacherous waters.
ZillaThe name of this image is also the name of the boat depicted. The ship ran aground in 2008, and appears in the foreground of rolling fog for 30 minutes, with stars visible in the gray night sky above.
Andrew McCarthy received a second place and highly acclaimed entry in People & Space magazine, for his photo of the International Space Station (ISS) passing by the Moon. Visit to TaikoAnd to Katie McGuinness for her incredible star trail photography, Haslingden Type Close Encounters.
Second place and highly acclaimed entry for People & Space, Visit to Taiko And Haslingden Type Close Encounters. (Image credit: Andrew McCarthy (left image) and Katie McGuinness (right image))
Planets, comets and asteroids
Hang in the sunwinning image in the Planets, Comets and Asteroids category at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. (Image credit: Tom Williams)
Hang in the sun This is a false color image of Venus, from photographer Tom Williams, which won the Planets, Comets and Asteroids category. Using infrared light, Williams was able to highlight details of Venus’ upper atmosphere, revealing much more than can be seen with the naked eye.
The second most famous images of Jupiter, Uranus and their moons come from photographers Marco Lorenzi and Martin Lewis, respectively.
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Runner-up and highly acclaimed entries about planets, comets and asteroids, Jupiter is close to opposition And Uranus with Umbriel, Ariel, Miranda, Oberon and Titania. (Image credits: Marco Lorenzi (left image) and Martin Lewis (right image))
Skyscrapers
Amazing cosmic fireworkswinning image in the Skyscapes category at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. (Image credit: Angel Anne)
The extremely rare phenomenon captured in this image of Angel An is called a sprite. Sprites appear like lightning in Earth’s atmosphere, and are rarely visible from Earth. Astronauts on the International Space Station are known to frequently take photos of goblins. This photo was taken, Amazing cosmic fireworksfrom the peaks of the Himalayas.
Louis Leroux-Ger and Peter Hoszang took second place, receiving high praise for their respective images of star trails over Canada’s Vimy National Monument, in France, and glowing night clouds over Hungary.
A runner-up and highly acclaimed entry in Skyscapes, Equatorial sky above the First World War Trench Memorial And Glowing night. (Image credits: Louis Leroux-Ger (left image) and Peter Hoszang (right image))
Stars and nebulae
A new class of galactic nebula around the star YY Kyawinning image in the Stars and Nebulae category at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. (Image credit: Marcel Drechsler)
Bright star in a red gas nebula photographed by Marcel Drexler and a team of amateur astronomers. In fact, the bright light at the center of the gas is actually a pair of binary stars surrounded by a nebula that has never been discovered before.
Second place and prestigious honors were awarded to Anthony Quintel and James Baguley, for their stunning nebula photographs.
Runner-up and highly acclaimed entry for Stars & Nebulas, LDN 1448 dkk. And Black Wolf. (Image credit: Anthony Quintel (left image) and James Baguley (right image))
Sir Patrick Moore Award for Best Newcomer
Sh2-132 : Blinded by lightthe Sir Patrick Moore Award-winning picture of the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the Best Newcomer category. (Image credit: Aaron Wilhelm)
The light blinded him This is the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s winning photograph for Best Newcomer, photographed by Aaron Wilhelm. The vibrant image shows the Sh2-132 complex near the constellations Cepheus and Lacerta, and was created using 70 hours of data to piece together layers of brilliant, colorful gas.
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Running Chicken NebulaRoyal Astronomical Observatory Greenwich’s Sir Patrick Moore Award-winning image for Young Astronomical Photographer of the Year. (Image credit: Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang)
Runwei Xu and Binyu Want won the Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year award Running Chicken Nebula, a swirling mix of cosmic colors from the hypnotic Cygnus Nebula, IC2944. The young photographers captured this image using a 1,900 mm Newtonian telescope, with an exposure of more than 5.5 hours.
Annie Mander Award for Image Creativity
Black Echowinner of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Sir Patrick Moore Prize for the Annie Mander Prize for Image Innovation. (Image credit: John White)
Finally, John White won the innovation category with his image. Black Echo. Using the sound of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Perseus Galaxy, captured by NASA’s Chandra Sonication Project, White imaged the vibrations of water in a petri dish as it oscillated on a sound wave amplifier.
All the winning photos, the most famous winning photos, and more, are currently part of the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, in Greenwich, London.
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