18 SEP, 2023
Ayaan Paul Chowdhury
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 awards have celebrated the most astonishing celestial images captured by talented photographers from around the world.
These remarkable images demonstrate the boundless beauty and mysteries of our universe, inviting us to explore the cosmos through the lens of these talented photographers. Here's a look at this years winners and finalists and their captivating astrophotography...
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Amateur astronomers Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty made an extraordinary discovery of a massive plasma arc near the Andromeda Galaxy, drawing global attention and scientific interest.
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The Eyes Galaxies, NGC 4438, revealed intricate details, including dust and flares, in this remarkable image by Weitang Liang.
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Paul Montague's deep-space photograph featuring galaxies NGC 5078, IC879, and NGC 5101.
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An abstract and mesmerizing aurora resembling a brushstroke was captured with artistic finesse by Monika Deviat.
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Andreas Ettl's mesmerizing photograph of a vivid aurora over Skagsanden beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway, encircling the mountain Hustinden.
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Chester Hall-Fernandez's vivid capture of a colorful aurora over Birdlings Flat, New Zealand, due to increased solar activity.
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A rare occultation of Mars by the moon, offering a stunning celestial spectacle, was expertly captured by Ethan Chappel.
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Tom Williams's dramatic capture of the Plato Crater during a local lunar sunset, revealing the moon's surface with shifting shadows.
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Miguel Claro's photograph of the last full moon of 2022 with a colorful lunar corona and Mars visible.
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Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau's mosaic image showcased the sun's enigmatic filament formation in the shape of a question mark.
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Peter Ward's unique inverted image of the sun, highlighting smaller prominences along the sun's edge in polar coordinates.
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Mehmet Ergün's image capturing the sun during its maximum cycle with a large solar flare.
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Vikas Chander's photograph of the stranded ship Zeila against the backdrop of the Skeleton Coast revealed the celestial wonders above this treacherous coastline.
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Andrew McCarthy's incredible alignment of the International Space Station with the Tycho Crater, creating the illusion of the station orbiting our moon.
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Katie McGuinness's image of Haslingden's Halo, showing stars rotating around Polaris.
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Angel An's exceptional photograph captured rare atmospheric phenomena known as sprites, resembling cosmic fireworks, from the Himalayan mountains.
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Angel An's exceptional photograph captured the rare atmospheric phenomena in Canadian National Vimy Memorial Park.
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Peter Hoszang's photograph of rare noctilucent clouds around the summer solstice in Hungary.
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Amateur astronomers Marcel Drechsler and Xavier Strottner's discovery of a galactic nebula surrounding a pair of stars.
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Anthony Quintile's photograph of LDN 1448, a lesser-known molecular cloud near NGC 1333, showcasing fascinating dust patterns.
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James Baguley's stunning photograph capturing the iconic thick, molecular cloud of the Fenrir Nebula against the dense red backdrop of hydrogen gas.
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Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang's captivating image of the Running Chicken Nebula in the Centaurus constellation.
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Haocheng Li and Runwei Xu's image of Pleiades, revealing over 1,000 stars in the open star cluster, giving it a beautiful blue hue.
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Yanhao Mo's image of the Rosette Nebula, achieved using narrowband-filter processing.
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Aaron Wilhelm's deep sky image of the Sh2-132 complex, near the Cepheus and Lacerta constellations, showcases the interplay of gasses and offers a fresh perspective on celestial beauty.
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John White's innovative creation, "Black Echo," visually captures the sound of a black hole at the center of the Perseus Galaxy, using audio from NASA's Chandra Sonification Project.
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