Science In Photos: The 7 Best New Space Images From The ‘Astronomy Photographer Of The Year’ Shortlist Jamie Carter Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I inspire people to go stargazing, watch the Moon, enjoy the night sky New! Follow this author to improve your content experience. Got it! Jul 6, 2022, 03:56am EDT | Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Circles and Curves © Sean Goebel Viewed from under a quadruple arch, the stars circle around .
. . [+] Polaris, in this stack of 33 four-minute exposures.
California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range fills the horizon and Mount Whitney, the tallest peak in the continental United States, is on the far left. Taken with Sony ILCE-7RIII camera, 12 mm f/2. 8, ISO 2000, 33 x 4-minute exposures Location: California, USA Sean Goebel (used with permission) The world’s most prestigious competition for cosmic images has revealed its shortlist—and it’s packed with wonder.
From the Moon and eclipses to comets and the northern lights, the shortlisted images for this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been plucked from over 3,000 entries from amateur and professional photographers in 67 countries. Organized by London’s Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Liberty Specialty Markets and in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine, this 14th annual competition will announce its winners on September 15, 2022. Comet Leonard from Namibia Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) © Lionel Majzik Comet Leonard was discovered by G.
J. Leonard on 3 January . .
. [+] 2021 and made its closest pass to Earth on 12 December 2021. The photographer secured some time with the robotic telescope at the Skygems Remote Observatories in Namibia on 27 December to capture this rare glimpse of a comet that will leave the Solar System and not be seen again.
Taken with QHY 600M camera, 600 mm f/3, 2 x 120-second exposures (Lum), 1 x 120-second exposure (RGB) Location: Hakos, Khomas, Namibia Lionel Majzik Northern Lights reflections from Alberta Electric Wizardry © Shane Turgeon The Northern Lights are reflected in the still waters of a lake . . .
[+] in Alberta, Canada. Taken with Canon 1DX camera, 14mm f/2. 5, ISO 1000, 6-second exposure Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Shane Turgeon (used with permission) A Harvest Moon behind Glastonbury Tor Equinox Moon and Glastonbury Tor © Hannah Rochford A single exposure captures people enjoying the .
. . [+] full Harvest Moon rising behind Glastonbury Tor in the United Kingdom in September 2021.
Taken with Sigma 150–600 mm telescope, SLIK tripod, Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera, 600 mm f/6. 37, 1/8-second exposure Location: Glastonbury, Somerset, UK Hannah Rochford (used with permission) MORE FOR YOU New Research Finds A Connection Between Domestic Violence And These Two Personality Disorders This Scientist Helps Andean Forests And Ecuador’s Women In STEM Exceptional Fossil Preservation Suggests That Discovering Dinosaur DNA May Not Be Impossible A partial solar eclipse over Italy Partial Eclipse of the Sun in H-alpha © Alessandro Ravagnin A partial eclipse of the Sun shot from . .
. [+] the Veneto region of Italy as it reached its maximum on 10 June 2021. It was a day of low solar activity, which allowed for this crisp image of the Moon passing in front of the Sun.
Taken with QHYCCD QHYCCD183C camera, using a cooled Canon 200 mm f/4 with a Daystar Quark Prominence lens Location: Romano d’Ezzelino, Veneto, Italy Alessandro Ravagnin (used with permission) The Jovian family from Chile The Jovian Family © Damian Peach Jupiter captured with three of its largest moons. The famous Great . .
. [+] Red Spot is visible on Jupiter itself, along with many other spots and storms. Similar details are also visible on all three of the Jovian moons.
The bright ray crater Osiris can be seen clearly on Ganymede at the upper left. Taken with ZWO ASI174MM camera, multiple video frames Location: Río Hurtado, Coquimbo, Chile Damian Peach (used with permission) A moonrise over Los Angeles Moonrise Over Los Angeles © Sean Goebel An alignment of the Moon, mountain and iconic skyline of . .
. [+] Los Angeles following a winter storm on 18 December 2021. Taken with Sony ILCE-7M3 camera, 324 mm f/8, ISO 200, 1/60-second exposure Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Sean Goebel The winning images will be displayed in an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum from Saturday 17 September alongside a selection of exceptional shortlisted images.
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