The winner of this year’sInsight Astronomy Photographer of the Yearcompetition has been announced as Yu Jun, who managed to secure a top prize of £10,000 with his image of Baily’s Beads.
Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the biggest astrophotography competition in the world. This year, judges selected 11 winners from over 4,500 entries across 80 countries.
OVERALL WINNER/OUR SUN
Baily’s Beads - Yu Jun (China)
Photo location: Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mk II DSLR camera, Sigma DG OS HSM 150-600mm lens.
URORAE
Twilight Aurora - György Soponyai (Hungary)
Photo location: Near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mk II DSLR camera, 24mm lens.
GALAXIES
M94: Deep Space Halo - Nicolas Outters (France)
Photo location: Castor Sirene Observatory, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Equipment: Apogee Alta 16U 16803 camera, RCOS 12.5-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, Paramount ME mount.
OUR MOON
From Maurolycus to Moretus - Jordi Delpeix Borrell (Spain)
Photo location: L’Ametlla del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
Equipment: ZWO ASI120MM monochrome CMOS camera, Celestron 14-inch telescope, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount.
PEOPLE & SPACE
City Lights - Wing Ka Ho (Hong Kong)
Photo location: Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera, 24mm lens.
STARS & NEBULAE
The Rainbow Star - Steve Brown (UK)
Photo location: Stokesley, North Yorkshire, UK
Equipment: Canon EOS 600D DSLR camera, 250mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracking mount.
YOUNG ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Lunar Reversal - Brendan Devine (USA, aged 15)
Photo location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D Mk II DSLR camera, Canon EF 100-400mm IS II USM lens, Manfrotto tripod.
SIR PATRICK MOORE PRIZE FOR BEST NEWCOMER
Large Magellanic Cloud, Carlos Fairbairn (Brazil)
Photo location: Luziânia, Goiás, Brazil
Equipment used: Canon EOS 5D Mk III DSLR camera, Canon 200mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount.
ROBOTIC SCOPE
Iridis - Robert Smith (UK)
Photo location: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
Equipment used: Liverpool Telescope, Andor iDus 420 CCD camera
Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.
OVERALL WINNER/OUR SUN
Baily’s Beads - Yu Jun (China)
Photo location: Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mk II DSLR camera, Sigma DG OS HSM 150-600mm lens.
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