The winners of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 have been introduced. Astronomer and competitors choose Edward Bloomer mentioned his private highlights and showcased a few of the profitable and shortlisted entries for this yr’s competitors, organised by the Royal Observatory in London. “The universe itself is the astrophotographer’s playground,” he says.
This yr’s winner – a deep-space {photograph} of the Andromeda galaxy by Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty wasn’t solely an aesthetically gorgeous picture, says Bloomer, however confirmed a beforehand unseen area of ionised oxygen. “We don’t actually know what’s happening there,” he says, “however we are able to form of characterise it in a means now. We’re now within the means of investigating that.”
The Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition is now open on the Nationwide Maritime Museum, London.
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