Image of the week: Astronomy Photographer of the Year captures stunning image of Jupiter 12 Sep 2011
Amateur astronomer Damian Peach has become the first Briton to be named Astronomy Photographer of the year.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year winning picture of Jupiter and two of its moons, IO and Ganymede.
He scooped the top prize with this stunning image of Jupiter and two of its moons – Io and Ganymede.
The image was taken as part of a long series of photographs taken over a three-week period from the island of Barbados in the Caribbean – a location where the atmospheric clarity is frequently excellent, allowing very clear and detailed photographs of the planets to be obtained.
The competition, now in its third year, is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, part of the National Maritime Museum. The competition, in partnership with Sky at Night and Flickr, aims to uncover the best amateur photographs of stars, planets, galaxies and more. This year they received nearly 800 entries from ground-based astronomers around the world.
The competition included the categories of ‘Earth and Space’, ‘Our Solar System’, ‘Deep Space’ and ‘Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year’. The two prizes for ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘People and Space’ also featured again this year and a new prize was introduced for photographs taken with a ‘Robotic Scope’.
View more of the competition entries below.
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