Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017

VIBRANT blues and pinks of the swirling dust and gas clouds in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, situated approximately 400 light years away, wins this years top astronomy prize.

1/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Stars and Nebulae: Artem Mironov (Russia) with The Rho Ophiuchi Clouds (Winner and Overall Winner)Tis shot depicts the vibrant blues and pinks of the swirling dust and gas clouds in the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, situated approximately 400 light years away from our planet. Taken over three nights from a farm in Namibia, Mironov has captured the sprawling stellar nursery that recent x-ray and infrared studies have revealed to be a home to a cluster of more than 300 protostars.

2/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- People and Space: Fu Dingyan (China) with Interstellar Travel (Highly Commended)

3/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Aurorae: Ziyi Ye (China) with Aurora Shot from Plane (Highly Commended)

4/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Moon: Sean Goebel (USA) with Mauna Kea Moonset (Highly Commended)

5/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Sun: Eric Toops (USA) with Solar Limb Prominence and Sunspot (Runner Up)

6/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Aurorae: Kamil Nureev (Russia) with In Autumn Dance (Runner Up)

7/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Stars and Nebulae: Andriy Borovkov (Ukraine) with NGC 281 Pacman (Highly Commended)

8/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- People and Space: Yuri Zvezdny (Russia) with Wanderer in Patagonia (Winner)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- People and Space: Kurt Lawson (USA) with The Cable Route of Half Dome at Night (Runner Up) Sean Goebel and I embarked on a mission to shoot a night hike up the Cable Route of Yosemiteâ€™s incredible Half Dome. For us it entailed hiking some 110 lbs of gear and water between the two of us to the summit of Mount Watkins, a sculpted rocky mountain that forms a prominent point northeast of Half Dome on the other side of Tenaya Canyon. From Mount Watkins, we set up our 5 cameras for time lapse and stills while our friend Wade Meade made the ascent from Yosemite Valley to the summit lighting the trail with a small lantern and some bright headlamps. Luck prevailed and we had nearly clear skies to capture the movement of the stars above this incredible landscape. Wade had no trouble reaching the summit at night.

9/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- People and Space: Kurt Lawson (USA) with The Cable Route of Half Dome at Night (Runner Up) Sean Goebel and I embarked on a mission to shoot a night hike up the Cable Route of Yosemiteâ€™s incredible Half Dome. For us it entailed hiking some 110 lbs of gear and water between the two of us to the summit of Mount Watkins, a sculpted rocky mountain that forms a prominent point northeast of Half Dome on the other side of Tenaya Canyon. From Mount Watkins, we set up our 5 cameras for time lapse and stills while our friend Wade Meade made the ascent from Yosemite Valley to the summit lighting the trail with a small lantern and some bright headlamps. Luck prevailed and we had nearly clear skies to capture the movement of the stars above this incredible landscape. Wade had no trouble reaching the summit at night.

10/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Galaxies: Oleg Bryzgalov (Ukraine) with M63: Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy (Winner)

11/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Sun: Alexandra Hart (UK) with Mercury Rising (Winner)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Special Prize: The Sir Patrick Moore prize for Best Newcomer: Jason Green (Gibraltar) with The Cone Nebula (Winner)

12/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Special Prize: The Sir Patrick Moore prize for Best Newcomer: Jason Green (Gibraltar) with The Cone Nebula (Winner)

13/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Skyscapes: Bartlomiej Jurecki (Poland) with Nacreous Clouds (Highly Commended)

14/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Moon: László Francsics (Hungary) with Blue Moon (Winner)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Fabian Dalpiaz (Italy – aged 15) with Milky Way above Alpe di Suisi/Dolomites (Highly Commended)

15/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Fabian Dalpiaz (Italy – aged 15) with Milky Way above Alpe di Suisi/Dolomites (Highly Commended)

16/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Sun: Michael Wilkinson (UK) with Ghostly Sun (Highly Commended)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Moon: Jordi Delpeix Borrell (Spain) with Evening in the Ptolemaeus Chain and Rupes Recta Region (Runner Up)

17/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Our Moon: Jordi Delpeix Borrell (Spain) with Evening in the Ptolemaeus Chain and Rupes Recta Region (Runner Up)

18/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Olivia Williamson (UK – aged 13) with Saturn (Winner)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Special Prize: Robotic Scope: Gerald Rhemann (Austria) with Encounter of Comet and Planetary Nebula (Winner)

19/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Special Prize: Robotic Scope: Gerald Rhemann (Austria) with Encounter of Comet and Planetary Nebula (Winner)

20/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Stars and Nebulae: Andras Papp (Hungary) with One Stellar Day (Runner Up)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Sebastien Grech (UK – aged 13) with Orion’s Gaseous Nebula (Highly Commended)

21/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Sebastien Grech (UK – aged 13) with Orion’s Gaseous Nebula (Highly Commended)

22/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Galaxies: Bernard Miller (USA) with NGC 7731 - The Deer Lick Group (Runner Up)

Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Andrea Imazio (Italy – aged 8) with Rosa Mountain (Highly Commended)

23/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Andrea Imazio (Italy – aged 8) with Rosa Mountain (Highly Commended)

24/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Skyscapes: Haitong Yu (China) with Passage to the Milky Way (Winner)

25/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Skyscapes: Zhong Wu (China) with Star Track in Kawakarpo (Runner Up)

26/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Galaxies: Andriy Borovkov (Ukraine) with NGC 4565 – Needle Galaxy (Highly Commended)

27/27Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017- Planets, Comets and Asteroids: Roger Hutchinson (UK) with Venus Phase Evolution (Winner)

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