Astro Photography | Physics and Universe https://physicsanduniverse.com Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 52870843 Some stunning Astronomy photos https://physicsanduniverse.com/stunning-astronomy-photos/ https://physicsanduniverse.com/stunning-astronomy-photos/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:46:42 +0000 http://physicsanduniverse.com/?p=471 The entries of the fifth annual Astronomy photographer of the year competition were announced and I absolutely love some images and here are some images that I think was jaw dropping. Look at these stunning photographs and be ready for mind blown.

 

Earth and Space Winner: Guiding Light to the Stars by Mark Gee (Australia)

Runner-up: Green Energy by Frederik Broms (Norway)

Deep Space Winner: Celestial Impasto: sh2-239 by Adam Block (USA)

Runner-up: Rho Ophiuci and Antares Nebulae by Tom O’Donoghue

Solar System Winner: Corona Composite of 2012: Australian Totality by Man-To Hui (China)

Runner-up: Magnetic Maelstrom by Alan Friedman (USA)

The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer: Venus Transit, Foxhunter’s Grave, Welsh Highlands by Sam Cornwell (UK)

People and Space: Moon Silhouettes by Mark Gee (Australia)

Robotic Scope: The Trapezium Cluster and Surrounding Nebulae by László Francsics (Hungary)

Young Astrophotographers Winner: The Milky Way Galaxy by Jacob Marchio (USA), age 14

Runner-up: Goodbye Sun, Hello Moon by Ariana Bernal (USA), age 10

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