Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 2017 shortlist revealed
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: 2017 shortlist revealed
A selection of astrophotos shortlisted for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 competition has been released by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
Now in its ninth year, the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition continues to grow, this year receiving over 3,800 entries from photographers from 91 countries across the world.
The judges for the 2017 competition include, for the first time, Rebecca Roth of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, along with photographer Ed Robinson, ESO’s Oana Sandu, The Sky at Night’s Pete Lawrence and Chris Lintott, comedian Jon Culshaw and BBC Sky at Night Magazine editor Chris Bramley.
The winning images will be announced on 14 September 2017, followed by a free exhibition of the top entries held at theRoyal Observatory Greenwichon 16 September.
Below is a small sample of the amazing astrophotos that made judging this year's competition harder than ever before.
A Battle We Are Losing
Haitong Yu (China)
Location: Beijing, China, 2 March 2017
Equipment: Sony A7s camera, 55mm f/1.8 lens
A Brief Rotation of Mount Olympus
Avani Soares
Location: Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1 June 2016
Equipment: ZWO ASI224MC camera, Celestron C14 EdgeHD reflector, Celestron CGE Pro mount.
An Icy Moonscape
Kris Williams (UK)
Location: Capel Curig, Snowdonia National Park, Conwy, UK, 3 December 2016
Equipment: Sony ILCE-7S camera, 18mm f/2.8 lens.
Auroral Crown
Yulia Zhulikova (Russia)
Location: Murmansk, Russia, 3 January 2017
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D DSLR camera, 14 mm f/2.8 lens.
Ignite the Lights
Nicolas Alexander Otto (Germany)
Location: Fredvang, Nordland, Norway, 26 September 2016
Equipment: Nikon D800 DSLR camera, 14mm f/2.8 lens.
ISS Daylight Transit
Dani Caxete (Spain)
Location: Madrid, Spain, 2 April 2017
Equipment: Nikon D610 DSLR camera, Long Perng 80 ED apo refractor, Sky-Watcher Allview mount.
Moon Rise Reflections
Joshua Wood (New Zealand)
Location: Wellington, New Zealand, 11 February 2017
Equipment: Sony α7II camera, 138mm f/10 lens.
Mr Big Dipper
Nicholas Roemmelt (Denmark)
Location: Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, 29 December 2016
Equipment: Canon EOS 1DX Mark II DSLR camera, 14mm.
Near Earth Object 164121 (2003 YTI)
Derek Robson (UK)
Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK, 2 November 2016
Equipment: Canon EOS 1100D DSLR camera, 300mm lens.
NGC 2023
Warren Keller (USA)
Location: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, near La Serena, Chile, 2 January 2016
Equipment: FLI Proline PL16803 mono CCD camera, RCOS 16-inch reflector telescope, PlaneWave Ascension 200HR mount.
NGC 7331 – The Deer Lick Group
Bernard Miller (USA)
Location: Animas, New Mexico, USA, 30 October 2016
Equipment: Apogee Aspen CG16M mono CCD camera, PlaneWave CDK-17 17-inch reflector, Paramount ME mount.
Orion’s Gaseous Nebula
Sebastien Grech (UK)
Location: London, UK, 15 February 2017
Equipment: Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera, Sky-Watcher Explorer 150P reflector, Sky-Watcher EQ3 Pro mount.
Shooting Star and Jupiter
Rob Bowes (UK)
Location: Portland, Dorset, UK, 25 March 2017
Equipment: Nikon D810 DSLR camera, 20mm f/5.6 lens.
Solar Trails above the Telescope
Maciej Zapior (Poland)
Location: Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
Equipment: Home-made Solargraph pinhole camera, 6-month exposure
Star Track in Kawakarpo
Zhong Wu (China)
Location: DeQin, Yunnan Province, China, 16 January 2017
Equipment: Nikon D810 DSLR camera, 35mm f/5.6 lens.
