{"id":137633,"date":"2025-09-12T03:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T03:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/137633\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T03:15:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T03:15:22","slug":"astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-winners-capture-mesmerizing-galaxies-and-amazing-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/137633\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Photographer of the Year Winners Capture Mesmerizing Galaxies and Amazing Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Royal Observatory Greenwich\u2019s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17<\/a> contest showcases the best astronomical and night sky images of the year, captured by exceptional photographers worldwide. This year\u2019s winning photos include spectacular shots of distant galaxies, unique images of the Sun, magical nightscapes on Earth, and much more.<\/p>\n

Astronomy Photographers of the Year <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s overall winners are photographers Waiting Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu, who collaborated to capture The Andromeda Core. This grand prize-winning image, captured using a long telescope at the AstroCamp observatory in Nerpio, Spain, shows the core of M31, also known as the Andromeda galaxy. The incredible image reveals the galactic core\u2019s intricate details and surrounding stars.<\/p>\n

\"The Andromeda Core by Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu (China) | Overall Winner, Galaxies Category Winner, Astronomy Photographer of the Year <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to be awarded and never expected to be the Overall Winner,\u201d the photographers say. \u201cThanks to ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year, we have the opportunity to bring our work and the splendor of the Universe to everybody.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cNot to show it all \u2014 this is one of the greatest virtues of this photo,\u201d says astrophotographer and competition judge L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Francsics. \u201cThe Andromeda Galaxy has been photographed in so many different ways and so many times with telescopes that it is hard to imagine a new photo would ever add to what we\u2019ve already seen. But this does just that, an unusual dynamic composition with unprecedented detail that doesn\u2019t obscure the overall scene.\u201d <\/p>\n

Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s ZWO Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year is Daniele Borsari for his stunning image, Orion, the Horsehead and the Flame in H-Alpha. <\/p>\n

\u201cChoosing black and white over bright colors and focusing purely on the shapes and contours of the nebulae is a bold decision that has paid off,\u201d comments Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer and judge Greg Brown. <\/p>\n

\"BlackOrion, the Horsehead and the Flame in H-alpha by Daniele Borsari (Italy) | ZWO Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year Special Feature \u2014 Don Pettit\u2019s Earth from Orbit, Photos From ISS Expedition 72 <\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17 has a special feature, showcasing astronaut Don Pettit\u2019s incredible photo, Earth From Orbit. Pettit took the image during his third trip to space on ISS Expedition 72, and it was made possible by a custom star-tracker that he built alongside Ted Kinsman. Kinsman described the design and build process<\/a> in an article he wrote for PetaPixel. <\/p>\n

\"ViewEarth From Orbit by Don Pettit (USA) | Special Feature <\/p>\n

Pettit is arguably the best photographer ever to go to space and described his latest mission to the ISS and the best shots he captured while in space in a featured interview<\/a> with PetaPixel earlier this year. <\/p>\n

Category Winners of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17 Contest <\/p>\n

Alongside the overall winners, the Royal Observatory Greenwich and its jurors selected winners across numerous categories. The category winners are featured below. <\/p>\n

\"ACosmic Coincidence: Deer Lick and Stephan\u2019s Quintet on a Ribbon of H-alpha by Deep Sky Collective | Galaxies, Runner-Up
\n \"ACrown of Light by Kavan Chay (New Zealand) | Aurorae, Winner \"AThe Trace of Refraction by Marcella Giulia Pace (Italy) | Our Moon, Winner \"Close-up,Active Region of the Sun\u2019s Chromosphere by James Sinclair (USA) | Our Sun, Winner \"AISS Lunar Flyby by Tom Williams (UK) | People and Space, Winner \"AComet 12P\/Pons-Brooks Taking a Final Bow by Dan Bartlett (USA) | Planets, Comets, and Asteroids; Winner \"AThe Ridge by Tom Rae (New Zealand) | Skyscapes, Winner \"AM13: An Ultar-Deep Exposure of the Popular Cluster by Distant Luminosity (Julian Zoller, Jan Beckmann, Lukas Eisert, and Wolfgang Hummel, all German) | Stars and Nebulae, Winner
\n \"AEncounter Across Light-Years by Yurui Gong, Xizhen Ruan (China) | The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer \"AbstractFourth Dimension by Leonardo Di Maggio (UK) | Annie Maunder Open Category Winner <\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year offers up some of the best astrophotography in the world,\u201d exclaims Dr. Ed Bloomer, Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer and judge. \u201cThis year, I believe we\u2019re particularly strong on images which ask the observer to really think about what they\u2019re looking at and investigate just how the astrophotographer has achieved those particular results. This proved true for the judges as well!\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI think entrants have embraced the notion of being playful and bold and continue to strike out in unexpected directions. Consistently, there is tremendous care and dedication, and such a depth of skill on display.\u00a0 It\u2019s an extremely strong showcase, with treasures for newcomers, enthusiasts, and even fellow experienced astrophotographers,\u201d Dr. Bloomer concludes. <\/p>\n

Additional Selected Photographs <\/p>\n

Alongside category winners, runners-up, and highly commended photos were also awarded across the competition\u2019s main categories. All the other award-winning images are available on the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17\u2019s website<\/a>. A handful of selected photos is featured below. <\/p>\n

\"Bright,Veil of Stars by Zixiong Jin (China) | Stars and Nebulae, Runner-Up \"AElectric Threads of the Lightning Spaghetti Nebula by Shaoyu Zhang (China) | Stars and Nebulae, Highly Commended
\n \"AFireworks by Bence T\u00f3th, P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti, Bertalan Kecsk\u00e9s (Hungary) | Galaxies, Highly Commended \"ASaturnrise by Tom Williams (UK) | Runner Up, Our Moon \"A500,000 km Solar Prominence Eruption by PengFei Chou (China) | Highly Commended, Our Sun \"AThe War God Meets the Beehive by Andre Vilhena (Portugal) | Planets, Comets, and Asteroids; Highly Commended <\/p>\n

All the awarded photos will be featured in an exhibition opening tomorrow, September 12, at the National Maritime Museum in London. The winners will also be featured in a book arriving later this month, Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Collection 14. Last year\u2019s publication is still available to purchase<\/a> from the Royal Museums Greenwich online shop for $30. <\/p>\n

Image credits: Royal Observatory Greenwich, Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17. All photographers credited in the image captions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Royal Observatory Greenwich\u2019s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 17 contest showcases the best astronomical and night…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[800,74519,24762,49,48,23512,6806,4285,47932,74520,66,306,74521,803,2047],"class_list":{"0":"post-137633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-space","8":"tag-astronomy","9":"tag-astronomyphotographeroftheyear","10":"tag-astrophotography","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-competition","14":"tag-contest","15":"tag-galaxy","16":"tag-photocontest","17":"tag-royalobservatorygreenwich","18":"tag-science","19":"tag-space","20":"tag-spacephotos","21":"tag-stars","22":"tag-sun"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/137634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}