{"id":177457,"date":"2025-10-03T13:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177457\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T13:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:41:15","slug":"the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/177457\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Astrophotography Prize Explores the Wonders of Deep Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/astrophotography-prize-2025\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818235 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Astrophotography-Prize-2025-800x420.jpg\" alt=\"A small, lit house sits on a barren landscape under an arched, star-filled Milky Way. To the right is a colorful, red and blue nebula set against a dark space background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818235\"  \/><\/a>Photo credit: Matteo Strassera, left, Ani Shastry, right. <\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Astrophotography Prize has revealed its field of winners, a competition dedicated to the \u201ceducation and the continual improvement of astrophotography.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Entries were scored out of 100 by three specialist astrophotographers across four categories: Deep Space, Solar System, Remote Imaging, and Astro Landscape. The top 25 in each category were then debated and re-scored in a live public finale. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis transparent process offers unmatched insight into the secrets behind award-winning composition, technical excellence, and creative impact, inspiring participants and viewers alike,\u201d the competition\u2019s organizers say.<\/p>\n<p>Ani Shastri of the United States was named Photographer of the Year for Deep Field Squid Nebula (Ou4), a breathtaking image of a nebula six times the size of the full Moon. Captured over 51 hours at Sierra Remote Observatories in California with a PlaneWave CDK350 and ZWO ASI6200MM camera, the photograph captivated the judges for its scale and precision.<\/p>\n<p>Alessandro Ravegnin of Italy received the Celestron Prize and the Solar System award for Magnetic Shadow, a high-resolution image of sunspot group AR370 taken with a Celestron C11HD Edge at 0.5 arcsecond resolution.<\/p>\n<p> Remote Imaging <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/ani-shastry_squid-nebula-_ou4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818215 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ani-Shastry_Squid-nebula-_Ou4-526x800.jpg\" alt=\"A large, blue, cloud-like nebula shaped like a cocoon floats in space, surrounded by a vibrant red and orange cosmic background filled with scattered stars.\" width=\"526\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818215\"  \/><\/a>Winner and 2025 Astrophotographer of the Year. Ani Shastry, Squid Nebula.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/steeve-body-vela-supernovae-remant-mosaic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818217 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Steeve-Body-Vela-Supernovae-Remant-Mosaic-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Colorful nebula in deep space, featuring bright pink and red clouds with intricate, wispy blue filaments forming swirling patterns against a dark star-filled background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818217\"  \/><\/a>Runner Up. Steeve Body, Vela Supernova Remnant. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/alpha-zhang_rainbowrosettexmastree_mosaic\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818214 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alpha-Zhang_RainbowRosetteXMASTree_Mosaic-800x452.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant, colorful image of outer space showing swirling clouds of orange, red, purple, and blue nebulae, with bright stars scattered throughout a dark background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818214\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Alpha Zhang, Rainbow Rosette Xmas Tree. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/alpha-zhang-spaghetti-nebula-sh2-240\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818213 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alpha-Zhang-Spaghetti-Nebula-SH2-240-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful, intricate nebula with glowing red and blue filaments expands against a star-filled background in deep space. The nebula appears like a tangled, luminous cloud with varying intensity and detail.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818213\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Alpha Zhang, Spaghetti Nebula. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/jan-beckmann-sh2126\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818216 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jan-Beckmann-SH2126-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brilliant red and orange nebula clouds stretch across a star-filled background in deep space, with wispy, ethereal patterns illuminated by bright stars.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818216\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Jan Beckmann, SH2126. Solar System  <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/alessandro-ravagnin_magnetic-shadow\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818220 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Alessandro-Ravagnin_Magnetic-Shadow-800x676.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up image of a large sunspot on the Sun\u2019s surface, showing a dark central region surrounded by textured, glowing orange and granular patterns.\" width=\"800\" height=\"676\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818220\"  \/><\/a>Winner and 2025 Celestron Prize Winner. Alessandro Ravagnin, Magnetic Shadow. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/damir-maksan-iss-moon-transit\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818221 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Damir-Maksan-ISS-Moon-Transit-534x800.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up photo of the moon in its first quarter phase, showing detailed craters and lunar surface textures, with multiple tiny silhouettes of the International Space Station passing across it.\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818221\"  \/><\/a>Runner Up. Damir Maksan, ISS Moon Transit. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/dan-bartlett-comet_12p_pons_brooks_c14sct\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818222 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Dan-Bartlett-Comet_12P_Pons_Brooks_C14SCT-800x509.jpg\" alt=\"A bright comet with a glowing blue-green head and long, wispy tails streams through a star-filled night sky, with a yellow star visible nearby.\" width=\"800\" height=\"509\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818222\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Dan Bartlett, Comet 12P Pons Brooks.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/lorand-fenyes-cresent-moon\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818223 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lorand-Fenyes-Cresent-Moon-800x467.jpg\" alt=\"A detailed, high-contrast image of the Moon shows its cratered surface illuminated in a crescent shape against a black background, highlighting the texture and features near the curved edge.\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818223\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Lorand Fenyes, Crescent Moon. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/lukasz-remkowicz-total-solar-eclipse-2024\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818224 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Lukasz-Remkowicz-Total-Solar-Eclipse-2024-646x800.jpg\" alt=\"A total solar eclipse showing the dark silhouette of the Moon perfectly aligned with the Sun, with the Sun\u2019s white, wispy corona radiating outward against a dark blue sky.\" width=\"646\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818224\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Lukasz Remkowicz, Total Solar Eclipse 2024. Deep Space <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/rgb-ha-alt-crop\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818227 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Paul-Milvain_The-Southern-Cross-Aflame-550x800.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant image of a star-filled night sky featuring bright stars and glowing red nebula clouds, creating a colorful and detailed cosmic scene.\" width=\"550\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818227\"  \/><\/a>Winner. Paul Milvain, The Southern Cross Aflame. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/pavel-radomski-ldn1448\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818228 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Pavel-Radomski-LDN1448-800x530.jpg\" alt=\"A vibrant view of a star-filled nebula, with bright stars scattered amid swirling clouds of blue, brown, and orange cosmic dust and gas against a dark space background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818228\"  \/><\/a>Runner Up. Pavel Radomski, LDN1448. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/jan-beckmann-comet-c2021-s3-panstarrs-crossing-cygnus\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818225 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jan-Beckmann-Comet-C2021-S3-PANSTARRS-crossing-Cygnus-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"A bright comet with a glowing tail streaks through a star-filled sky, surrounded by vivid red and blue nebula clouds and distant stars, creating a vibrant cosmic scene.\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818225\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Jan Beckmann, Comet C:2021 S3 PANSTARRS crossing Cygnus. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/joshua-robertson-vela-snr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818226 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Joshua-Robertson-Vela-SNR--800x277.jpg\" alt=\"Vivid image of a nebula in deep space, featuring bright blue and red glowing gas clouds against a dark background scattered with tiny stars. The swirling colors create a dramatic, ethereal effect.\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818226\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Joshua Robertson, Vela SNR. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/rodney-watters-large-magellenic-cloud\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818229 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Rodney-Watters-Large-Magellenic-Cloud-800x528.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful galaxy filled with bright pink, purple, and blue regions, glowing nebulae, and dense star clusters against a dark, star-filled background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818229\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Rodney Watters, Large Magellanic Cloud.<br \/>\n Astro Landscape <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/matteo-strassera-rain-stop-under-the-galaxy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818234 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matteo-Strassera-rain-stop-Under-the-Galaxy-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"An abandoned house glows with warm light on a barren desert under a vivid night sky, where the Milky Way forms a bright, colorful arc overhead, framed by two leafless trees.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818234\"  \/><\/a>Runner Up. Matteo Strassera, Rain Stop Under the Galaxy. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/matteo-strassera-between-lava-and-stars\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818233 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Matteo-Strassera-Between-Lava-and-Stars-800x311.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky landscape with scattered green shrubs under a dark sky, featuring the Milky Way arched in bright colors above jagged rock formations at night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"311\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818233\"  \/><\/a>Winner. Matteo Strassera, Between Lava and Stars. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/louis-leroux-gere_aurora-pillars-and-thunderstorm-above-kirkjufell\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818232 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Louis-Leroux-Gere_Aurora-pillars-and-thunderstorm-above-Kirkjufell-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy landscape with a mountain, waterfall, and river under vibrant green and pink Northern Lights illuminating the night sky.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818232\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Louis Leroux-Gere, Aurora Pillars and Thunderstorm Above Kirkjufell. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/jason-perry-alien-throne\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818231 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Perry-Alien-Throne-800x362.jpg\" alt=\"Rocky hoodoo formations rise under a vivid night sky, with the Milky Way arching overhead and colorful aurora-like lights illuminating the landscape in a remote desert scene.\" width=\"800\" height=\"362\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818231\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Jason Perry, Alien Throne. <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/09\/30\/the-2025-astrophotography-prize-explores-the-wonders-of-deep-space\/jason-perry-anmatjere_man\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818230 nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Jason-Perry-Anmatjere_Man-800x402.jpg\" alt=\"A tall statue of an Aboriginal man holding a spear stands on a hill under a night sky, with the Milky Way galaxy arching brightly overhead. Sparse vegetation and distant hills are visible on the ground.\" width=\"800\" height=\"402\" class=\"size-large wp-image-818230\"  \/><\/a>Top 5. Jason Perry, Anmatjere Man. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, there were 545 entries from 155 photographers, representing 35 countries from across six continents. Head to the <a href=\"https:\/\/astrophotographyprize.com\/app-comp-gallery?comp=2#entry3-966\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">Astrophotography Prize website<\/a> for more details and information on next year\u2019s competition. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo credit: Matteo Strassera, left, Ani Shastry, right. 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