Under the lenses of photographers, you can see the distant universe through beautiful works of art.
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The "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" contest has found the winner. That is Nicolas Lefaudeux, a French photographer, with his work capturing the Fairy Girl galaxy. Lefaudeux's prize is £ 10,000 (approximately $ 13,000). "To Earth, the Fairy Galaxy is the closest neighbor. Still, it is still very far away. It is really interesting to capture the picture that makes the Fairy galaxy within human reach," said Ed Robinson, contest judges.
Winner of the "Young Photographer of the Year" award went to Alice Fock Hang (10 years old). Hang's work is titled "4 planets and moons". She captures Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Antares, and Saturn.
Peter Ward's "Cosmic Inferno" excellently won the category "Stars and Nebulae". In the picture, NGC 3576, a bright nebula in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The author has used some editing software to separate stars, to retain the flame fringes of the nebula. The work is Ward's reminder of the wildfire at home.
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"Green Lady" by the author Nicholas Roemmelt recorded aurora images in Norway. This is also the winning work in the "Aurora" category.
These vibrant colors appear on the Tycho crater. This is the most famous crater on the Moon. With this work, photographer Alain Paillou won the "Moon" category.
Alexandra Hart's "liquid light" won the "Sun" category. With an impressive zoom, the work allows viewers to see a close-up of the scorching sun.
"The prison of technology" by Rafael Schmall led the category "People and technology". The photo was taken with Canon EOS 6D. The star in the middle of the picture is named Albireo. The iron bars surrounding it are made up of moving satellites.
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The interesting contrast is reproduced by photographer Lukas Sujka through his work "Space Between Us". The photo of Jupiter and the Moon won the "Planets, Comets and Asteroids" category.
The "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" contest has been held annually since 2008. In 2020, more than 5,000 works were submitted for the competition. The judges are famous astronomers. "The global epidemic makes selection more difficult. With judges in many countries, the assessment is not easy. However, these pictures have exceeded our expectations, "said Emily Drabek-Maunder, competition judge.
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