The Andromeda Galaxy has 2 million light-years Earth, But it seems too close to touch the image that won the top prize in the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Royal Observatory Greenwich of the Year 2020 competition.
French photographer Nicolas Lefaudex used a technique called tilt-shift – positioning the camera lens in a way that manipulates the depth of field in the image – to bring the nearest neighboring galaxy even closer. Their photo obscures the foreground and the background while leaving the center quickly in the center, showing the galaxy surprisingly close, even though the observer can reach into the photo and catch it.
The judges of the contest asked the thousands of submissions “Andromeda Galaxy at Arm Length?” Picked a photo of Lefaudex with the title, and named it the winner in the “Galaxy” category, as well as the overall best photo of the competition. Leftudex captured the image in Forges-les-Bains, Ile-de-France, using a 3D-printed custom camera attachment, to achieve a tilt-shift visual effect; Representatives of the Royal Museum Greenwich said in a statement that “the blur created by the defocus on the edges of the sensor gives the illusion of this proximity to Andromeda.”
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Judge and photographer Ed Robbins said in a statement that Lefaudex’s technical prowess made the photo “truly magical.” Lefudex’s illusion of proximity to the galaxy seems particularly vague right now, as many people around the world are practicing social distance due to Kovid-19. Nationwide epidemic, Robbins said.
The second standout photo captured by Stand Australian photographer Peter Ward was a winner in the “Cosmic Inferno”, “Stars and Nebula” categories. In his image of NGC 3576, a bright nebula in the hands of Sagittarius Milk Ganga The galaxy uses software to snatch the surrounding stars from view, leaving only the flammable tendrils of the nebula. Ward then maps the nebula into a vivid false color palette – a choice made to bring the latest awareness Wildfire In his home country Down Under, he said in a statement.
“The Green Lady” captured in Norway by photographer Nicholas Rommelt was dominated by cooler paplets in other award-winning photos such as the glowing aurora greens and blues; Sparkling pink and pale yellows in “Painting the Sky” photographed by Thomas Cast in Finnish Lapland. The winning photos for 2020 were announced yesterday (Sept. 10) at an awards ceremony hosted by the Royal Museum Greenwich on Live Dream. YouTube And Facebook, And can be seen On the contest website.
Based in the UK and open to photographers of all levels, the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s international competition celebrates space photography. Judges award prizes for stunning images of celestial objects such as The moon, The sun, ur roras and galaxies, and for photos that juxtapose people with the night sky (or it shows human influence). Enhance photographers in other categories who are younger than 15 years; Images combining elements of art and science; And entries that showcase innovative image processing of open source data, accordingly Contest website.
“From the vast nearby fire to the intimate appearance of our nearest galactic neighbor, from the huge nearby fire to the fiery nubula, there is really something for everyone,” said competition judge Steve Marsh, art editor of BBC Sky in Night Magazine, in a statement. “
Photos of last year’s competition winners will now be on display at the UK’s National Maritime Museum, where they will be on display until Sept. 13, and the 2020 contest winners will be on public view from October 23 to August 8, 2021. For Royal Museum Greenwich website.
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