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| In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 | In pictures: Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 |
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| The winning images from this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been announced. | The winning images from this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year have been announced. |
| Chinese photographer Yu Jun's picture of Baily's beads won him both the Our Sun category and the overall award, Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016. | Chinese photographer Yu Jun's picture of Baily's beads won him both the Our Sun category and the overall award, Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016. |
| Baily's beads come from the specks of light that appear around the Moon during a total eclipse of the Sun, a phenomenon first explained by 19th Century astronomer Francis Baily. | Baily's beads come from the specks of light that appear around the Moon during a total eclipse of the Sun, a phenomenon first explained by 19th Century astronomer Francis Baily. |
| Yu Jun's picture is a multiple exposure, capturing the Sun during the stages of a total solar eclipse as seen from Luwuk, Indonesia. | Yu Jun's picture is a multiple exposure, capturing the Sun during the stages of a total solar eclipse as seen from Luwuk, Indonesia. |
| "This is an eclipse as you have never quite seen it before," said one of the competition's judges, Dr Marek Kukula. | "This is an eclipse as you have never quite seen it before," said one of the competition's judges, Dr Marek Kukula. |
| With more than 4,000 entries, Dr Kukula said this year they had been looking for out-of-the-ordinary images that pushed the boundaries of photography. | With more than 4,000 entries, Dr Kukula said this year they had been looking for out-of-the-ordinary images that pushed the boundaries of photography. |
| The runner-up in this section was also a composite image. | The runner-up in this section was also a composite image. |
| Taken by Catalin Beldea and processed by Alson Wong, Sun Flower Corona uses 12 images to convey the beauty of an eclipse. | Taken by Catalin Beldea and processed by Alson Wong, Sun Flower Corona uses 12 images to convey the beauty of an eclipse. |
| Dr Kukula said this effect, could only have been revealed by this clever use of the camera. | Dr Kukula said this effect, could only have been revealed by this clever use of the camera. |
| The winner of the Aurorae category, Gyorgy Soponyai's Twilight Aurora, shows the aurora borealis in Svalbard, Norway. | |
| The judges said there was tendency when photographing the aurora to emphasise deep colour, especially the greens, so this picture stood out because of its more subtle tones. | The judges said there was tendency when photographing the aurora to emphasise deep colour, especially the greens, so this picture stood out because of its more subtle tones. |
| Runner-up Kolbein Svensson went further, shooting an aurora entirely in black and white. | Runner-up Kolbein Svensson went further, shooting an aurora entirely in black and white. |
| The judges liked the way Nicolas Outters's M94: Deep Space Halo - taken through a telescope, using a 20 minute exposure - caught all the regions of the distant spiral galaxy, from the bright centre to the darker regions on the edge. | The judges liked the way Nicolas Outters's M94: Deep Space Halo - taken through a telescope, using a 20 minute exposure - caught all the regions of the distant spiral galaxy, from the bright centre to the darker regions on the edge. |
| "The process was very difficult to do, and the challenge was to show all the small galaxies on the background," said Outters. | "The process was very difficult to do, and the challenge was to show all the small galaxies on the background," said Outters. |
| Ignacio Diaz Bobillo's Towards the Small Magellanic Cloud was also shot through a telescope, but with a five-hour exposure. | Ignacio Diaz Bobillo's Towards the Small Magellanic Cloud was also shot through a telescope, but with a five-hour exposure. |
| He stitched together a number of pictures to obtain the high-resolution image, revealing the stars and far away clusters in the dwarf galaxy. | He stitched together a number of pictures to obtain the high-resolution image, revealing the stars and far away clusters in the dwarf galaxy. |
| His software counted more than 120,000 stars. | His software counted more than 120,000 stars. |
| A detailed view of the lunar landscape by Jordi Delpeix Borrell won the Our Moon section. | A detailed view of the lunar landscape by Jordi Delpeix Borrell won the Our Moon section. |
| Taken through a 14in (35cm) telescope, From Maurolycus to Moretus comprises a stack of images. | Taken through a 14in (35cm) telescope, From Maurolycus to Moretus comprises a stack of images. |
| "The photographer focused in on an area of the Moon that has been hammered by impacts over billions of years, pockmarked by craters within craters," said Dr Kukula, to create a technically brilliant and dynamic image. | "The photographer focused in on an area of the Moon that has been hammered by impacts over billions of years, pockmarked by craters within craters," said Dr Kukula, to create a technically brilliant and dynamic image. |
| In contrast, the runner-up, Katherine Young's Rise Lunation, is made up of just one frame and has no post-processing. | In contrast, the runner-up, Katherine Young's Rise Lunation, is made up of just one frame and has no post-processing. |
| It is the Moon just rising, seen through thick layers of the Earth's atmosphere, distorting the air with only the red part of the spectrum reaching the camera. | It is the Moon just rising, seen through thick layers of the Earth's atmosphere, distorting the air with only the red part of the spectrum reaching the camera. |
| "As the Moon emerges, I relish the ripples and surprising shimmers," said Young. | "As the Moon emerges, I relish the ripples and surprising shimmers," said Young. |
| Wing Ka Ho's City Lights shows the light trails of stars passing over Hong Kong's tightly packed streets. | Wing Ka Ho's City Lights shows the light trails of stars passing over Hong Kong's tightly packed streets. |
| At times, the light pollution makes it hard to see the stars. | At times, the light pollution makes it hard to see the stars. |
| Dani Caxete took Man on the Moon, using a telescope as his friend posed on Pena Munana, in Cadalso de los Vidrios, Spain. | Dani Caxete took Man on the Moon, using a telescope as his friend posed on Pena Munana, in Cadalso de los Vidrios, Spain. |
| Damian Peach said he had had near perfect conditions for viewing the rings of Saturn, in March of this year. | Damian Peach said he had had near perfect conditions for viewing the rings of Saturn, in March of this year. |
| His picture, Serene Saturn, shows a variety of coloured bands within the atmosphere of the planet. | His picture, Serene Saturn, shows a variety of coloured bands within the atmosphere of the planet. |
| "It could almost be a Hubble Space Telescope picture, but it was taken by an amateur astronomer using commercially available equipment," said Dr Kukula. | "It could almost be a Hubble Space Telescope picture, but it was taken by an amateur astronomer using commercially available equipment," said Dr Kukula. |
| Gerald Rhemann's Comet Catalina was taken over a period of nearly one hour and 20 minutes. | Gerald Rhemann's Comet Catalina was taken over a period of nearly one hour and 20 minutes. |
| Ainsley Bennett got up early in October to capture his picture, Binary Haze. | Ainsley Bennett got up early in October to capture his picture, Binary Haze. |
| "I knew the Moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter were in close conjunction," he said. | "I knew the Moon, Venus, Mars and Jupiter were in close conjunction," he said. |
| "To my surprise, the mist added a new dimension by accentuating the brightness of the crescent moon and Venus making them look like glowing spheres. | "To my surprise, the mist added a new dimension by accentuating the brightness of the crescent moon and Venus making them look like glowing spheres. |
| "The resultant image looked like something from a science-fiction movie, with binary stars rising from the horizon of an unknown planet." | "The resultant image looked like something from a science-fiction movie, with binary stars rising from the horizon of an unknown planet." |
| Mikko Silvola shot Silent Waves of the Sky: Noctilucent Clouds in Finland. | Mikko Silvola shot Silent Waves of the Sky: Noctilucent Clouds in Finland. |
| Yu Jun's Geminids over the Lamost telescope shows a night's worth of meteors over an observatory in China. | Yu Jun's Geminids over the Lamost telescope shows a night's worth of meteors over an observatory in China. |
| "This picture shows all these meteors, grains of dust burning up high the atmosphere," said Dr Kukula. | "This picture shows all these meteors, grains of dust burning up high the atmosphere," said Dr Kukula. |
| "Because the photographer has composited all the meteors from one night, you can see they all come from one spot in the sky." | "Because the photographer has composited all the meteors from one night, you can see they all come from one spot in the sky." |
| Steve Brown's The Rainbow Star depicts Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, the brightest in our sky. | Steve Brown's The Rainbow Star depicts Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, the brightest in our sky. |
| Brown filmed the star with the lens set slightly out of focus, intensifying its light as it passed through the Earth's atmosphere, which distorts and refracts it into a range of colours. | Brown filmed the star with the lens set slightly out of focus, intensifying its light as it passed through the Earth's atmosphere, which distorts and refracts it into a range of colours. |
| The runner-up, Pavel Pech's Perseus Molecular Cloud was taken in Sumava national Park, in the Czech Republic. | The runner-up, Pavel Pech's Perseus Molecular Cloud was taken in Sumava national Park, in the Czech Republic. |
| Brendan Devine, 15, stacked more than 60 frames to create his winning picture, Lunar Reversal, and then used software to invert the image, making it a negative. | Brendan Devine, 15, stacked more than 60 frames to create his winning picture, Lunar Reversal, and then used software to invert the image, making it a negative. |
| The judges said this showed the Moon in a whole new light, allowing the texture to jump out. | The judges said this showed the Moon in a whole new light, allowing the texture to jump out. |
| And this willingness to play with images was something they had seen in this category more than others. | And this willingness to play with images was something they had seen in this category more than others. |
| All photographs courtesy Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. | All photographs courtesy Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. |