Breathtaking Astronomy Photo Winners from Royal Observatory Greenwich 2017
Another astronomy competition this year from Royal Observatory had some breathtaking submissions!
Here are my top picks from the event winners:
Mironov won both the Stars and Nebulae category and the overall award, Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017. This image was taken over the course of three nights at a farm in Namibia, near Gamsberg mountain.
The nebula is approximately 400 light years away from our planet, yet it is one of the closest to the Solar System.
Northern lights across the sky in Iceland.Image copyrightMIKKEL BEITER
Runner-up Kamil Nureev caught these green Northern Lights over the Siberian forest tundra.
Nureev says that the lights in his photograph remind him of the mathematical golden ratio.
Our moon
This winning picture by Laszlo Francsics shows the lunar surface in a new, hyper-saturated way.
The Tycho Crater, named after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, has a bluish shade. This is typical of the younger craters on the Moon, with estimates dating it as 108 million years old.
Our sun
On 9 May 2016, the Transit of Mercury occurred, where the smallest planet in the Solar System passed directly between the Earth and the Sun. It took seven-and-a-half hours - the longest transit of the century.
In Alexandra Hart's winning image, Mercury can be seen towards the centre of our star as a tiny black dot.
Planets, comets and asteroids
Roger Hutchinson photographed this composite image of Venus with the same set-up in order to make its changing faces clear.
In the first image from 25 September 2016, it is seen 86.6% illuminated, whereas six months later only 1% of it can be seen.
Amazing!
Great image able to show for us earthlinks.
Any images nice for other planets?
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astronomy and all that is associated with it for a long time captures the minds of all people on the planet. these are wonderful photos and exciting news. thanks for the great post
Absolutely gorgeous photographs!
The second one is breathtaking :O
What we see in the skies are really awesome. I wish you could show us more of your magnificent photos about the face of outside earth.
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