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astronomy2 years ago•4 min saved

"Scientist Trio Wins Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 with Groundbreaking Discovery"

Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty have been crowned the overall winners of the 15th Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for their photograph "Andromeda, Unexpected," which reveals a colossal plasma arc near the Andromeda Galaxy. This discovery has sparked a global scientific collaboration as it may be the largest structure of its kind near our Milky Way. The competition also awarded winners in other categories, including the Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year title to Chinese teenagers Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang for their photograph of The Running Chicken Nebula. The winning images will be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in London.

via Digital Camera World|

#andromeda-galaxy #astronomy #astrophotography

astronomy2 years ago•2 min saved

"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023: Captivating Images and Discoveries"

A team of amateur astronomers has won the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition with their photograph titled "Andromeda, Unexpected," featuring a massive plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy. The image is a surprising discovery and could be the largest structure of its kind near us in the universe. Other winners include images of an ultra-deep stellar remnant, the Running Chicken Nebula, aurora, moon passing in front of Mars, the sun with a huge solar filament, and the rare phenomenon of Sprites. The winning images will be displayed in an exhibition at London's National Maritime Museum.

via CNN|

#amateur-astronomers #andromeda-galaxy #astronomy

astronomy2 years ago•3 min saved

"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023: Captivating Discoveries and Stellar Winners"

Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, and Yann Sainty have been named "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" for their image, Andromeda, Unexpected, which showcases a surprising discovery of a vast plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy. Two 14-year-old photographers from China, Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang, won the Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year award for their image, The Running Chicken Nebula. The winning images, along with other category winners, will be displayed at the National Maritime Museum in London.

via PetaPixel|

#andromeda-galaxy #astronomy #astrophotography

astronomy2 years ago•5 min saved

"Stunning Astrophotography Takes Center Stage in Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023"

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. The overall winner is an image titled "Andromeda, Unexpected," which showcases the Andromeda Galaxy and a plasma arc. Other winning images include views of the aurora, the Running Chicken Nebula, the Moon occulting Mars, the Sun with a filament in the shape of a question mark, a ship stranded off the Skeleton Coast, and Venus. The competition received over 4,000 entries from 64 countries, and the winning images will be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum in London.

via Sky at Night Magazine|

#andromeda-galaxy #astronomy #astronomy-photographer-of-the-year