Astronomy Photographer Of 2024 Winning Images

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15 September 2024

Ryan Imperio has been named the 16th Royal Observatory Greenwich Astronomy Photographer of the Year


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The winning image captures the progression of Baily's beads during the 2023 annular eclipse


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For the 2024 competition there were over 3,500 entries from 58 countries, BBC reported


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Tom Rae captured this image called 'Tasman Gems' which won the Skyscapes category


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'Shadow Peaks of Sinus Iridum' by Gábor Balázs won the Moon category


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'Echoes of the Past' by Bence Tóth and Péter Feltóti won the Galaxies category


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Daniele Borsari, who is 14, won the Young Competition category with the entry 'NGC 1499, a Dusty California'


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Sergio Díaz Ruiz from Spain was awarded the Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation for his image of Earth


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The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer award went to Xin Feng and Miao Gong from China.


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Tom Williams also took home another prize for his composite of Venus


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Tom Williams captured the silhouette of the International Space Station (ISS) on a backdrop of the Sun


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Larryn Rae triumphed in the Aurorae category with a picture of the aurora australis over Queenstown, New Zealand


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