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starting
October 23, 2020, the
top photographs from the
2020 Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year will be on display at the National
Maritime Museum, above “Andromeda
Galaxy at Arm’s Length?” © Nicolas Lefaudeux (France), galaxies winner and
overall winner. “Have you ever dreamt of touching a galaxy? This version of the
Andromeda Galaxy seems to be at arm’s length among clouds of stars. Unfortunately,
this is just an illusion, as the galaxy is still 2 million light-years away. In
order to obtain the tilt-shift effect, the photographer 3D-printed a part to
hold the camera at an angle at the focus of the telescope. The blur created by
the defocus at the edges of the sensor gives this illusion of closeness to
Andromeda.”
“Iceland
“© Kristina Makeeva (Russia) aurorae highly commended. “Winters in Iceland
require some training in terms of wind protection equipment. Iceland is a
country with very strong winds, so a stable tripod is required to shoot the
aurora. Many astrophotographers wait in a certain place for several hours to
capture the Aurora Borealis,
“Light
Bridge in the Sky” © Xiuquan Zhang (China), aged 12, young competition highly
commended. “The photographer visited Iceland with his mother in 2019. The sky
there is wonderful every night. The photographer had never seen such a scene
before! The aurora is magical, as you can see in this photo.”
“Cosmic
Inferno” © Peter Ward (Australia), stars and nebulae winner. “NGC 3576 is a
well-known nebula in southern skies but is shown here without any stars. The
software reveals just the nebula, which has been mapped into a false color
palette. The scene takes on the look of a celestial fire-maelstrom. The image
is intended to reflect media images taken in Australia during 2019 and 2020,
where massive bushfires caused the destruction of native forests and have
claimed over 12 million acres of land. It shows nature can act on vast scales
and serves as a stark warning that our planet needs nurturing.”
“Desert
Magic” © Stefan Leibermann (Germany), skyscapes runner up. “The photographer
took this image during a trip through Jordan. He stayed for three days in the
desert at Wadi Rum. During the night, the photographer tried to capture the
amazing starry sky over the desert. He used a star tracker device to capture
the sky. The photographer found this red dune as a foreground and captured the
imposing Milky Way center in the sky.”
and perhaps my personal favorite, the moon as I have never seen it before, “Tycho
Crater Region with Colours” © Alain Paillou (France), “The Tycho crater is one
of the most famous craters on the Moon. This huge impact has left very
impressive scars on the Moon’s surface. With the colours of the soils, Tycho is
even more impressive. This picture combines one session with a black-and-white
camera, to capture the details and sharpness, and one session with a colour
camera, to capture the colours of the soils. These colours come mainly from
metallic oxides in small balls of glass and can give useful information about
the Moon’s geology and history. The blue shows a high titanium oxide
concentration and the red shows high iron oxide concentration. This picture
reveals the incredible beauty and complexity of our natural satellite.” if you can not wait for the exhibition to start, you can buy a
copy of this year’s book that collects all 140 winning and
shortlisted shots, what stunning photographs.
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