{"id":24065,"date":"2021-09-16T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=99938"},"modified":"2021-09-16T19:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T19:23:10","slug":"astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2021-winners-announced","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2021-winners-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 winners announced"},"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 from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 13 competition have been revealed during an online ceremony hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.<\/p>\n

The winning image in 2021 is a capture of the 21 June 2020 annular solar eclipse<\/a>, showing the Moon blocking out most of the solar disc and leaving only a thin ring of sunlight shining through.<\/p>\n

The image, entitled The Golden Ring<\/em>, was the top image in the Our Sun category, and also scooped the top spot as winner of the whole competition.<\/p>\n

Photographer Shuchang Dong of China travelled to Tibet to get the capture.<\/p>\n

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The Golden Ring<\/strong>, by Shuchang Dong (China). Category: Our Sun (overall winner). Ali, Tibet, China, 21 June 2020. Equipment: Fujifilm XT-4 camera, ND1000 filter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

APY 13 judge Emily Drabek-Maunder, who is an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, said:<\/p>\n

\u201cSolar eclipses have been capturing the interest of humans for thousands of years across the world. This image demonstrates both the beauty and simplicity of an eclipse, but also the science behind this astronomical event.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Sun can still be seen as a ring circling the Moon as it passes in front of the Sun, and mountains on the lunar surface can be seen hiding some of this light on the lower righthand portion of the image. This is a stunning achievement!\u201d<\/p>\n

15-year-old Zhipu Wang, also from China, topped the Young Competition category for his beautiful image showing the Sun, the Moon and the planets of the Solar System.<\/p>\n

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Family Photo of the Solar System<\/strong>, by \u81f3\u749e \u738b (China), aged 15. Category: Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the world\u2019s biggest astrophotography<\/a> competition and each year receives thousands of entries from astrophotographers across the globe.<\/p>\n

This year 4,500 images were sent in by entrants from 75 countries.<\/p>\n

The images are viewed and pored over by the judging panel, who select the winner, runner-up and highly commended entries in each category, along with the top image of the entire competition.<\/p>\n

The 2021 judging panel is:<\/p>\n