{"id":89923,"date":"2016-07-29T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T14:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=89923"},"modified":"2016-07-29T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T14:51:21","slug":"record-breaking-astronomy-photographer-year-reveals-star-performers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/record-breaking-astronomy-photographer-year-reveals-star-performers\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Astronomy Photographer of the Year reveals its star performers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seven Magic Points \u00a9 Rune Engeb\u00f8 (Norway) <em>The rusty red swirls of the circular, iron sculpture Seven Magic Points in Brattebergan, Norway, mirror the rippling aurora above<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nThe contest, now in its eighth year, pulled in more outstanding entries from amateurs and professionals than ever before, say organisers.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s shortlisted images include shots of Venus and the Moon overlooking the International Space Station, and new stars born in the pink clouds of the Lagoon Nebula, 5,000 light years away.<\/p>\n<p>Among the entries running for title glory is a view of the Perseid Meteor Shower shooting across the sky and appearing to cascade from Mount Shasta in California, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Organisers said: \u2018The range of locations is not just limited to our planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Photographers have also captured sights from across our Solar System, galaxy and the wider universe; from the tempestuous storms visible across the face of our Solar System&#8217;s largest planet, Jupiter, looming in the night sky; to the luminous tangle of filaments of Pickering\u2019s Triangle \u2013 one of the main visual elements of a supernova remnant\u00a0in the Veil Nebula, whose source exploded around 8,000 years ago.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89919\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg\" alt=\"The northern lights illuminate the lagoon at Jokulsarlon, Iceland photo tour, February 2016\" width=\"960\" height=\"648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg?resize=300,203 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg?resize=593,400 593w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg?resize=900,608 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Northern-Lights-over-Jokulsarlon-Iceland-\u00a9-Giles-Rocholl.web_.jpg?resize=562,379 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>Northern Lights over J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n, Iceland \u00a9 Giles Rocholl (UK) <em> A couple takes in the awe-inspiring sight of the Northern Lights streaking across the night sky over the lagoon at J\u00f6kuls\u00e1rl\u00f3n, Iceland on Valentine\u2019s night. 2016<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The winners will be announced on 15 September at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a310,000 top prize \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/latest\/photo-news\/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-quadruples-top-prize-money-to-10000-67559\">four times the 2015 figure<\/a> \u2013 may have tempted more photographers to enter this year.<\/p>\n<p>Awards include a \u00a3750 prize for the best photo by an amateur astrophotographer who has taken up the hobby in the past year and who has not entered the competition previously.<\/p>\n<p>Judges include Turner Prize-winning photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, who has a passion for astronomy.<\/p>\n<p>Category winners each stand to pocket \u00a31,500.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you see here, the best entries are due to go on show in a free exhibition at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London SE10 8XJ from 17 September.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/latest\/photo-news\/astronaut-tim-peake-chooses-best-photos-space-79530\">See astronaut Tim Peake&#8217;s best photos from space here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89922\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Alone \u00a9 Lee Cook.web\" width=\"960\" height=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg?resize=619,400 619w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg?resize=900,581 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Alone-\u00a9-Lee-Cook.web_.jpg?resize=562,363 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>Alone \u00a9 Lee Cook (UK) <em>With temperatures close to -15 degrees, it\u2019s not surprising that the photographer was the only soul in the vicinity of Plateau Hut in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand. The lonely hut, dwarfed by the snowy mountains of the park, contrasts with the abundance of star trails seemingly encircling the Anzac Peaks<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89921\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Aurora-Bird-\u00a9-Jan-R-Olsen.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Aurora Bird \u00a9 Jan R Olsen.web\" width=\"437\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Aurora-Bird-\u00a9-Jan-R-Olsen.web_.jpg 437w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Aurora-Bird-\u00a9-Jan-R-Olsen.web_.jpg?resize=300,439 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Aurora-Bird-\u00a9-Jan-R-Olsen.web_.jpg?resize=273,400 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\" \/>Aurora Bird \u00a9 Jan R Olsen (Norway) <em>The vivid green Northern Lights resemble a bird soaring over open water in Olderdalen, Norway<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89920\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg\" alt=\"Parallel Mountains \u00a9 Sean Goebel.web\" width=\"960\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg 960w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg?resize=630,400 630w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg?resize=900,570 900w, https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/07\/Parallel-Mountains-\u00a9-Sean-Goebel.web_.jpg?resize=562,356 562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>Parallel Mountains \u00a9 Sean Goebel (USA) <em>The shadow of Mauna Kea, the highest peak in the state of Hawaii, is projected by the rising sun over the volcano, Hualalai, whilst the Full Moon soars above them, higher again<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The contest featured the following categories:<br \/>\n<em>\u2022 Skyscapes: Landscape and cityscape images of twilight and the night sky featuring the Milky Way, star trails, meteor showers, comets, conjunctions, constellation rises, halos and noctilucent clouds alongside elements of earthly scenery<br \/>\n\u2022 Aurorae: Photographs featuring auroral activity<br \/>\n\u2022 People and Space: Photographs of the night sky including people or a human interest element<br \/>\n\u2022 Our Sun: Solar images including solar eclipses and transits<br \/>\n\u2022 Our Moon: Lunar images including lunar eclipses and occultation of planets<br \/>\n\u2022 Planets, Comets and Asteroids: Everything else in our solar system, including planets and their satellites, comets, asteroids and other forms of zodiacal debris<br \/>\n\u2022 Stars and Nebulae: Deep space objects within the Milky Way galaxy, including stars, star clusters, supernova remnants, nebulae and other intergalactic phenomena<br \/>\n\u2022 Galaxies: Deep space objects beyond the Milky Way galaxy, including galaxies, galaxy clusters, and stellar associations<br \/>\n\u2022 Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Pictures taken by budding astronomers under the age of 16 years old<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best shots from the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 have been plucked from a record-breaking 4,500 entries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":89918,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"product-category":[],"class_list":["post-89923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-photo-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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