{"id":20063,"date":"2021-06-29T06:34:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T06:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=93097"},"modified":"2021-06-29T06:34:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T06:34:06","slug":"astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-13-shortlist-revealed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-13-shortlist-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13 shortlist revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Harmony <\/p>\n

The shortlisted images of the 2021 Astronomy Photographer of the Year<\/em> awards have been released by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.<\/p>\n

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13<\/em> marks the thirteenth year of the international astrophotography competition, which in 2021 has received over 4,500 entries from astrophotographers across 75 different countries.<\/p>\n

See the Astronomy photographer of the Year 2020 winners<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Harmony<\/div>\n
<\/i> Harmony \u00a9 Stefan Liebermann (Germany) Valensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France, 22 June 2020. Equipment: Sony ILCE-7M3 camera, Fornax Mounts LighTrack II mount, 16 mm f\/2.8 lens. Foreground: ISO 2500, 15 x 0.8-second exposures. Sky: ISO 2000, 5 x 120-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n

The APY 13<\/em> shortlist includes a sunset on Mars captured by NASA\u2019s Curiosity Rover, a view of Comet NEOWISE<\/a> \u2013 one of 2020\u2019s most memorable astronomical events \u2013 above Stonehenge, the International Space Station<\/a> passing in front of the Moon, and a beautiful view of the Milky Way stretching above Dorset\u2019s Durdle Door.<\/p>\n

The winning images of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13<\/em> will be announced on Thursday 16 September 2021 during an online award ceremony.<\/p>\n

The images will then be featured in an exhibition alongside a selection from the shortlist at the National Maritime Museum<\/a> in Greenwich, London, from Saturday 18 September.<\/p>\n

\"Moonrise<\/div>\n
<\/i> Moonrise over Jodrell Bank \u00a9 Matt Naylor (UK) Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, UK, 29 December 2020. Equipment: Canon EOS 90D camera, Canon EF 100\u2013400 mm lens at 286 mm f\/14, ISO 100, 1\/15-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n

This year\u2019s judging panel includes comedian and amateur astronomer Jon Culshaw<\/strong>; Sue Prichard<\/strong>, Senior Curator, Arts at the Royal Museums Greenwich; Imad Ahmed<\/strong>, Director of New Crescent Society; Dr Sheila Kanani<\/strong>, an Education, Outreach and Diversity officer for the Royal Astronomical Society; Yuri Beletsky<\/strong> of Las Campanas Observatory; Melissa Brobby<\/strong>, journalist, science communicator and Social Media Officer for the Institute of Physics; and Steve Marsh<\/strong>, Art Editor at BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The overall winning image of APY 13 will receive \u00a310,000. Winners of all other categories will receive \u00a31,500, with \u00a3500 and \u00a3250 for runners-up and highly commended images, respectively.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Astronomy Photographer of the Year website<\/a> or follow Royal Museums Greenwich on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> using the hashtag #APY13.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

You can also keep up with the winning images as they are announced on the night by following BBC Sky at Night Magazine on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13: shortlisted images<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\"A<\/div>\n
<\/i> A Daytime Transit \u00a9 Andrew McCarthy (USA) Elk Grove, California, USA, 14 October 2020
Equipment: Monochrome: Celestron EdgeHD800 telescope at f\/10, Hobym Traveller mount, ZWO ASI174MM camera, 1,000 x 1-millisecond exposure. Colour: Orion XT10 telescope at f\/10, Hobym Traveller mount, Sony A7II camera, ISO 200, 1-millisecond exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Aurora<\/div>\n
<\/i> Aurora in Murmansk \u00a9 Vitaliy Novikov (Russia) Kola Bay, Murmansk, Russia, 11 January 2020. Equipment: Nikon D850 camera, 24 mm f\/5.6 lens, ISO 1000, 0.8-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Bicolour<\/div>\n
<\/i> Bicolour Veil Nebula \u00a9 P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti (Hungary) Hal\u00e1sztelek, Pest County, Hungary, 28\u201329 June, 20 July, 13\u201320 August 2020. Equipment: SkyWatcher 200\/800 Newton Astrograph telescope at f\/4.6, Astronomik Ha and OIII filters, SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, Moravian G3-16200 Mark II camera, Ha-OIII composite, 12 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Ch\u00e2teau<\/div>\n
<\/i> Ch\u00e2teau de Chambord \u00a9 Benjamin Barakat (UK) Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France, 24 June 2020. Equipment: Sigma Art 40 mm telescope, iOptron SkyTracker Pro mount, Canon 6D Baader modified camera. Foreground: 40 mm f\/2.8 lens, ISO 3200, 4 x 30-second exposures. Sky: 40 mm f\/2 lens, ISO 1600, 8 x 30-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Comet<\/div>\n
<\/i> Comet Neowise over Stonehenge \u00a9 James Rushforth (UK) Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK, 20 July 2020. Equipment: Nikon D850 camera, 70\u2013200 mm lens at 100 mm f\/2.8, ISO 5000, 4-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Dolphin<\/div>\n
<\/i> Dolphin Head Nebula \u00a9 Yovin Yahathugoda (Sri Lanka) Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 14 November 2020, 25 January and 4 February 2021. Equipment: ASA 500N telescope at f\/3.8, Astrodon filters, ASA DDM85 Premium mount, FLI PL16803 camera, Ha-OIII composite, 1.5 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Dugi<\/div>\n
<\/i> Dugi Otok \u2013 Variant A \u00a9 Ivan Vucetic (Croatia) Mala Rava, Rava, Croatia, 10 July 2020. Equipment: Nikon D600 camera, 20 mm f\/2.8 lens, ISO 1600. Foreground: 526-second exposure. Sky: 247 x 25-seconds<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Glory<\/div>\n
<\/i> Glory of Damavand and Milky Way \u00a9 Masoud Ghadiri (Iran) Mount Damavand, Mazandaran, Iran, 29 May 2020. Equipment: Nikon D850 camera, Vixen Polarie mount, 24 mm f\/4 lens, ISO 6400, 10 x 30-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\"Iceland<\/div>\n
<\/i> Iceland Vortex \u00a9 Larryn Rae (New Zealand) Vik, Southern Region, Iceland, 31 January 2020. Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark 4 camera, 16 mm f\/2.8 lens, ISO 6400, 20 x 6-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Luna<\/div>\n
<\/i> Luna Park \u00a9 Ed Hurst (Australia) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 November 2020. Equipment: Pentax 645Z camera, 25 mm f\/4 DA lens. Foreground: ISO 100, 60-second exposure at f\/13. Sky: ISO 1250, 3,004 x 1.6 second exposures at f\/5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Martian<\/div>\n
<\/i> Martian Sunset \u00a9 John White (UK) Mars Curiosity Rover (April 15 2015), BW channels, NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Milky<\/div>\n
<\/i> Milky Way rising over Durdle Door \u00a9 Anthony Sullivan (UK) West Lulworth, Dorset, UK, 20 May 2020. Equipment: Canon 6D camera. Foreground: 20 mm f\/8 lens, ISO 100, 244-second exposure. Sky: 20 mm f\/4 lens, ISO 1600, 4 x 240-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
\"NGC<\/div>\n
<\/i> NGC 2024 \u2013 Flame Nebula \u00a9 Steven Mohr (Australia) St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, November \u2013 December 2020. Equipment: Planewave CDK 12.5\u2033 telescope at f\/8, Astrodon and Baader filters, AP900GTO mount, SBIG STXL-1100 + AOX camera, L-RGB-Ha composite, 23 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"NGC<\/div>\n
<\/i> NGC 3981 \u00a9 Bernard Miller (USA) Telescope Live, El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 24 February 2021. Equipment: ASA RC-1000AZ telescope at f\/6.8, Astrodon filters, ASA Alt-Azimuth Direct Drive Mount, FLI PL16803 camera, L-RGB composite, 34 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"NGC<\/div>\n
<\/i> NGC 6188 SHOrgb by Cielaustral team \u00a9 Jean-Claude Canonne, Didier Chaplain, Georges Chassaigne, Philippe Bernhard, Laurent Bourgon and Nicolas Outters (France), El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 1 May \u2013 18 October 2020. Equipment: CDK 20\u2033 homemade telescope at f\/6.8, Paramount ME2 mount, Moravian G4 16803 camera, RGB-Ha-SII-OIII composite, 253 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"NGC<\/div>\n
<\/i> NGC 6723, NGC 6726, NGC 6727 and NGC 6729 \u2013 Dark Molecular Cloud in Corona Australis \u00a9 Steven Mohr (Australia), St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, June\u2013October 2020. Equipment: Planewave CDK 12.5\u2033 telescope at f\/8, Astrodon and Baader filters, AP900GTO mount, SBIG STXL-11000 + AOX camera, L-RGB-Ha composite, 82.58 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Path<\/div>\n
<\/i> Path of the Full Moon above the Sleeping City \u00a9 R\u00e9mi Leblanc-Messager (France), Paris, \u00cele-de-France, France, 27 February 2021. Equipment: Canon EOS 6D camera, 28 mm f\/6.3 lens, ISO 200, 1,080 x 15-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Pleiades<\/div>\n
<\/i> Pleiades Sisters \u00a9 Jashanpreet Singh Dingra (India), aged 14, Patiala, Punjab, India, 11 December 2020. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-85ED telescope at 450 mm f\/5.3, Astrodon filters, Avalon M-Uno mount, QSI 660WSG-8 camera, L-RGB-Ha composite, 3 hours 3 minutes total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Proximity<\/div>\n
<\/i> Proximity \u00a9 P\u00e9ter Felt\u00f3ti (Hungary), T\u00f6r\u00f6kkopp\u00e1ny, Somogy County, Hungary, 13\u201319 October 2017, 7 November 2020, 27 December 2020, 7 and 14 January 2021. Equipment: SkyWatcher 200\/800 Newton Astrograph telescope at f\/4, Astronomik filters, SkyWatcher NEQ6 Pro mount, ZWO ASI183MM Pro, Moravian Instruments G3 16200 Mk II and Canon EOS 600D cameras, L-RGB-Ha composite, 14.1 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Saturn<\/div>\n
<\/i> Saturn at its Best \u00a9 Damian Peach (UK), La Palma, Murcia, Spain, 27 July 2020. Equipment: ASA 500 mm Cassegrain telescope, SkyWatcher EQ-8 mount, ZWO ASI290MM camera, c.100,000 x 0.03-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Star<\/div>\n
<\/i> Star Fall \u00a9 Wang Zheng (China), Minqin County, Wuwei City, China, 23 August 2020. Equipment: Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera, 14 mm f\/1.8 lens, ISO 5000, 8-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Star<\/div>\n
<\/i> Star trails over the Lujiazui City Skyline \u00a9 Daning Kai (China), Shanghai, East China, China, 13 October 2020. Equipment: Sony ILCE-7RM3 camera, 16 mm f\/5.6 lens, ISO 100, 305 x 15-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Star<\/div>\n
<\/i> Star Watcher \u00a9 Yang Sutie (China), Ranwu, Tibet, China, 22 October 2020. Equipment: Nikon Z 7II camera, 17 mm f\/2.8 lens. Car lights and figure: ISO 1000, 2 x 25-second exposures. Sky and mountains: ISO 6400, 25-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Sunrise<\/div>\n
<\/i> Sunrise of the Magic City \u00a9 Jiajun Hua (China), Shanghai, China, 7 February 2021. Equipment: Sony ILCE-7RM3 camera, 403 mm f\/9 lens, ISO 320, 4 x 1\/320-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Sunspot<\/div>\n
<\/i> Sunspot Looking out into Space \u00a9 Siu Fone Tang (USA), Los Angeles, California, USA, 25 November 2020. Equipment: SkyWatcher Esprit 150 telescope at f\/7, DayStar Quark Gemini lens, SkyWatcher EQ8Rh-Pro mount, ZWO ASI174MM camera, 2,000 x 16-millisecond exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Cave \u00a9 Markus van Hauten (Germany), Breidamerkurj\u00f6kull, Eastern Region, Iceland, 19 January 2020. Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV camera, 16 mm f\/4 lens. Foreground: ISO 100, 1\/-800-second exposure. Sky: ISO 800, 20-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Exceptionally Active Ion Tail of Comet 2020F8 SWAN \u00a9 Gerald Rhemann (Austria), Tivoli Farm, Khomas, Namibia, 1 May 2020. Equipment: ASA Astrograph 12\u2033 telescope at f\/3.6, ASA DDM 85 mount, FLI ML16200 camera, LRGB composite, 21 minutes total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Eyes of Clavius \u00a9 Thea Hutchinson (UK), Wimbledon, London, UK, 20 February 2021. Equipment: Celestron C11 HD Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at f\/10, Baader filter, Celestron CGE Pro mount, ZWO ASI174MM camera, 1,200 x 5.895-millisecond exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Full Moon in Moscow \u00a9 Anna Kaunis (Russia), Hodynka, Moscow, Russia, 3 July 2020. Equipment: Nikon Z6 camera, 200\u2013500mm lens at 500 mm f\/22, ISO 400, 0.25-second exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Magnetic Field of our Active Sun \u00a9 Andrew McCarthy (USA), Elk Grove, California, USA, 29 November 2020. Equipment: Coronado Solarmax III telescope at f\/5, Hobym Traveller mount, ZWO ASI178MM camera, 6-millisecond exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Milky Way on the Ancient Village \u00a9 Zhang Xiao (China), Hongcun, Anhui, China, 21 February 2021. Equipment: Canon EOS 6D Mark II camera, 35 mm f\/1.4 lens, ISO 2500, 20 x 13-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Rose \u00a9 Josep Drudis (USA), Mayhill, New Mexico, USA, 10\u201318 April, 5\u201331 May and 1\u201311 June 2020. Equipment: Planewave CDK24 telescope at f\/6.5, Astrodon filters, Planewave L600 mount, FLI PL16803 camera, RGB-Ha-NII-OIII composite, 63 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Soul of Space (Close-up of the Soul Nebula) \u00a9 Kush Chandaria (UK), aged 13, Notting Hill, London, UK, 25\u201327 February 2021. Equipment: Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25\u2033 telescope at f\/6.3, Celestron focal reducer, Astronomik filters, SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro mount, ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera, Ha-SII-OIII composite, 14.4 hours total exposure<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Star Observer \u00a9 Antoni Cladera Barcel\u00f3 (Spain), Pont den Gil, Ciutadella, Spain, 1 July 2020. Equipment: Nikon Z6 camera, 14 mm f\/2.8 lens, ISO 6400, 6 x 15-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"The<\/div>\n
<\/i> The Tumult of the Sun \u00a9 Hassan Hatami (Iran), Solar Dynamics Observatory \u2013 Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (13 January 2015), AIA 171, 193 and 211 channels, NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n
\"Waterfall<\/div>\n
<\/i> Waterfall \u00a9 Anna Dobrovolskaya-Mints (Israel), Near Arvidsjaur, Swedish Lapland, Sweden, 24 October 2020. Equipment: Sony A7R3 camera, Leica Summicron-M 28 mm f\/2 lens. Foreground: 28 mm lens at f\/5.6, ISO 1600, 3 x 151-seconds. Sky: 28 mm lens at f\/2, ISO 3200, 587 x 10-second exposures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/span><\/div>\n

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