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See all the winning images from this year’s astrophotography competition. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 18:38 PM<\/p>

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The winning images of the 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have been revealed by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.<\/p>

This year\u2019s winning image is Andromeda, Unexpected<\/em>, which is not only a dramatic deep-sky astrophoto showing the closest spiral galaxy<\/a> to our own, but also subject of scientific study.<\/p>

Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty captured the image, which shows a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy<\/a>.<\/p>

The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest major galaxy to our own Milky Way, and astronomers are currently investigating the plasma arc seen in the image.<\/p>

It could be the largest such structure nearest our Galaxy in the Universe.<\/p>

Andromeda, Unexpected \u00a9 Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty, Location: Near Nancy, France. Winner, Galaxies category and overall winner. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, 382 mm f\/3.6, multiple exposures between 1 and 600 seconds, 111 hours total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>

The winning images of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, now in its 15th year, were announced on 14 September 2023 in an online ceremony.<\/p>

This year\u2019s competition saw judges wowed by over 4,000 entries from 64 countries.<\/p>

\u201cIt’s an enormous honour for our team to receive this important award and we are grateful for all the support, friendship and encouragement we have received along our journey\u201d say the winning astrophotographers.<\/p>

\u201cIt encourages us to continue to pursue our passion for astrophotography<\/a> and, of course, research with dedication.\u201d<\/p>

Meanwhile the Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year award in 2023 went to Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang, a pair of 14-year-old photographers from China who captured the Running Chicken Nebula<\/a>.<\/p>

\"The
The Running Chicken Nebula \u00a9 Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang. Location: El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile. Winner, Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Taken with an ASA N20 f\/3.8 Newtonian telescope, ASA DDM85 mount, FLI Proline 16803 camera, 1,900 mm f\/3.8, 5.5 hours total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Other winning images in Astrophotography Photographer of the Year 15 include Brushtroke<\/em>, which is a view of the aurora captured from Lapland, Finland, and Mars-Set<\/em>, which shows the 8 December 2022 lunar occultation of Mars<\/a>, captured by Ethan Chappel from Texas, USA.<\/p>

Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau won the \u2018Our Sun\u2019 category for A Sun Question<\/em>, which shows a filament on the Sun in the shape of a question mark.<\/p>

In the People & Space category, Vikas Chander topped the list with a view of the ship Zeila stranded off the Skeleton Coast off Namibia.<\/p>

A wonderful view of Venus captured by Tom Williams took the Planets, Comets & Asteroids category, while ethereal \u2018cosmic fireworks\u2019 are the subject of the Skyscapes category winner, captured by Angel An.<\/p>

\"Suspended
Suspended in a Sunbeam \u00a9 Tom Williams. Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK. Winner, Planets, Comets & Asteroids category. Taken with a Sky-Watcher 400P (16\u201d) GoTo Dobsonian Reflector telescope, Baader Bessel (U)BVRI and ZWO IR850 filters, ZWO ASI462MM (Early-Bird) camera, 8,750 mm f\/21.5, 5,000 x 5.9-millisecond IR exposures (29.5-second total exposure), 7,500 x 13.9-millisecond UV exposures, (104.25-second total exposure): 133.75-second total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Dr Ed Bloomer, astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich says: \u201cOnce again, entrants to the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have conspired to make things difficult for the judges, with a flood of high-quality images covering an amazing range of targets.<\/p>

\u201cThe highlight of this year is perhaps a number of genuine discoveries being imaged, but we’ve had wonderful efforts in every category and I’m particularly pleased to see the continued strength of our young entrants and those eligible for The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer.\u00a0 It has led to some intense debate amongst the judges as we try to choose the very best of the best, but we don\u2019t mind!\u201d<\/p>

You can see all the winning images in our gallery below, and can view all of the top entries from this year\u2019s competition in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition<\/a> at the National Maritime Museum in London, opening 16 September 2023.<\/p>

The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is run by Royal Observatory Greenwich, supported by Liberty Specialty Markets in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>

To keep up to date with this year\u2019s competition on social media, follow @RMGreenwich<\/a> on Twitter, @royalmuseumsgreenwich<\/a> on Instagram and \/royalmuseumsgreenwich<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>

You can also follow the hashtag #APY15.<\/p>

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 winning images<\/strong><\/h2>
\"Andromeda,
Andromeda, Unexpected \u00a9 Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty, Location: Near Nancy, France. Winner, Galaxies category and overall winner. Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro camera, 382 mm f\/3.6, multiple exposures between 1 and 600 seconds, 111 hours total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Brushstroke
Brushstroke \u00a9 Monika Deviat. Location: Utsjoki, Lapland, Finland. Winner, Aurorae category. Taken with a Nikon D850 camera, 14 mm f\/2.8, ISO 3200, 4-second exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Mars-Set
Mars-Set \u00a9 Ethan Chappel. Location: Cibolo, Texas, USA. Winner, Our Moon category. Taken with a Celestron EdgeHD 14 telescope, iOptron CEM70 mount, Astro-Physics BARADV lens, ZWO ASI462MC camera, 7,120 mm f\/20, multiple 15-millisecond exposures<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"A
A Sun Question \u00a9 Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau. Location: Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina. Winner, Our Sun category. Taken with a Sky-Watcher Evostar 150ED DX Doublet APO refractor telescope, Daystar Quark Chromosphere filter, Baader ERF frontal filter, iOptron CEM70G mount, Player One Apollo-M Max camera, Gain 100, 840 mm focal length 120 mm aperture, 2 panels of 115 x 3.47-millisecond exposures<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Zeila
Zeila \u00a9 Vikas Chander. Location: Heintesbaai (Henties Bay), Erongo Region, Namibia. Winner, People & Space category. Taken with a Nikon D850 camera, 135 mm f\/2.8, ISO 200, 30-minute exposure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Suspended
Suspended in a Sunbeam \u00a9 Tom Williams. Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, UK. Winner, Planets, Comets & Asteroids category. Taken with a Sky-Watcher 400P (16\u201d) GoTo Dobsonian Reflector telescope, Baader Bessel (U)BVRI and ZWO IR850 filters, ZWO ASI462MM (Early-Bird) camera, 8,750 mm f\/21.5, 5,000 x 5.9-millisecond IR exposures (29.5-second total exposure), 7,500 x 13.9-millisecond UV exposures, (104.25-second total exposure): 133.75-second total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Grand
Grand Cosmic Fireworks \u00a9 Angel An. Location: Lake Puma Yumco, Tibet, China. Winner, Skyscapes category. Taken with a Sony ILCE-7S3 camera, 135 mm f\/1.8, ISO 12800, 4-second exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"New
New Class of Galactic Nebulae Around the Star YY Hya \u00a9 Marcel Drechsler. Location: Ovalle, Chile. Winner, Stars & Nebulae category. Taken with an ASA Newtonian 500 mm telescope, ASA DDM85 mount, FLI ProLine 16803 camera, 1,900 mm f\/3.8, 890 x 1,200-second exposures, 672 x 300-second exposures and 15 x 1,800-second exposures<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"The
The Running Chicken Nebula \u00a9 Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang. Location: El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile. Winner, Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Taken with an ASA N20 f\/3.8 Newtonian telescope, ASA DDM85 mount, FLI Proline 16803 camera, 1,900 mm f\/3.8, 5.5 hours total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Sh2-132:
Sh2-132: Blinded by the Light \u00a9 Aaron Wilhelm. Location: Santa Monica, California, USA. Winner, The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. Taken with a William Optics Fluorostar132 mm telescope, Chroma 3 nm\/50 mm SII\/H-alpha\/OIII filters, Astro-Physics Mach2GTO mount, ZWO ASI6200MM Pro camera, 910 mm f\/6.9, SII: 87 x 900-second exposures; H-alpha: 92 x 900-second exposures; OIII: 87 x 900-second exposures, 66 hours and 30 minutes total exposure<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\"Black
Black Echo \u00a9 John White. Winner, Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation . Original data from the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory, May 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n
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