{"id":24059,"date":"2021-09-16T07:52:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T07:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=52746"},"modified":"2021-09-16T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T08:18:05","slug":"astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-13-watch-the-awards-online-tonight","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-13-watch-the-awards-online-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13: watch the awards online tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 16 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The winning images of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13 competition will be announced tonight, 16 September 2021, during an online awards ceremony beginning at 18:30 BST (17:30 UTC).<\/p>\n

In previous years astrophotographers, astronomers, Royal Observatory Greenwich<\/a> staff and the world\u2019s press have gathered at the National Maritime Museum<\/a> in London where the highly commended, runner-up and winning images have been announced.<\/p>\n

But lockdown restrictions caused by COVID-19 have led organisers to move both the 2020 and the 2021 awards ceremonies online.<\/p>\n

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13 shortlisted images<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\""A\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Aurora\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Waterfall\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""The\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Sunspot\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Sunrise\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Star\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Star\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Star\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Saturn\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Proximity\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Pleiades\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Path\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""NGC\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""NGC\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""NGC\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""NGC\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Moonrise\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Milky\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Martian\"<\/div>
Martian Sunset \u00a9 John White (UK) Mars Curiosity Rover (April 15 2015), BW channels, NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/span> <\/figcaption> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Luna\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Iceland\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Harmony\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Glory\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Dugi\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Dolphin\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Comet\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Ch\u00e2teau\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
\""Bicolour\"<\/div>
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>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year<\/a> 13 awards will begin at 18:30 BST (17:30 UTC) and will last for around an hour.<\/p>\n

The ceremony will be hosted by two of this year\u2019s judges: Dr Emily Drabek-Maunder of the Royal Observatory, and comedian and amateur astronomer Jon Culshaw.<\/p>\n

Keep up with news and goings-on before the event by following the #APY13<\/a> hashtag on social media.<\/p>\n

How to watch Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The 2021 awards ceremony will be broadcast live and can be viewed either at the Royal Museums Greenwich Facebook<\/a> page, or via YouTube below:<\/p>\n\n

If you\u2019re unable to watch the ceremony, you can keep track of all the winning images as they\u2019re announced on the night by following BBC Sky at Night Magazine\u2019s Facebook<\/a> or Twitter<\/a> accounts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Check the Royal Museum Greenwich\u2019s Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a> accounts for more info.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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