{"id":572559,"date":"2026-07-07T02:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/572559\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T02:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T02:31:20","slug":"nebulae-comets-and-aurorae-oh-my-see-the-zwo-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-shortlist-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/572559\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year\u2019s ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year<\/a> competition. The shortlisted photos represent a range of phenomena from aurorae and stars to planets and the moon, captured around the globe. Some photographers focus on the juxtaposition of space and the human environment while others take telescopically captured snapshots of distant galaxies and nebulae, creating striking composite images. <\/p>\n

Winners will be announced on September 17, the day after which the public exhibition will open at London\u2019s National Maritime Museum<\/a>. The show is also accompanied by the book Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Collection\u00a015.<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 Evan McKay, \u201cTe Hoho Rock Moonrise.\u201d Cathedral Cove, Waikato, North Island, Aotearoa New Zealand<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 Ani Shastry, \u201cGum 37: The Southern Tadpoles (or \u2018Teapot Nebula\u2019).\u201d El Sauce Observatory, R\u00edo Hurtado, Chile<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u00a9 Jakob Sahner, \u201cComet C\/2025 A6 (Lemmon) Over the Swiss Alps.\u201d Tujetsch, Graub\u00fcnden, Switzerland<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 \u4e0e\u6668 \u6797 (aged 14), \u201cDancing Flames.\u201d Xiamen, Fujian Province, China<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 Jennifer Rogers, \u201cEagle Aurora.\u201d Flakstad, Lofoten, Norway<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u00a9 Jakob Sahner, \u201cA Deep Look Into the Milky Way\u2019s Core.\u201d Koireb, Windhoek Rural, Namibia<\/p>\n

\"a<\/a>\u00a9 Yifan Cao, \u201cColourful Aurora and Waterfall.\u201d Go\u00f0afoss Waterfall, \u00deingeyjarsveit, Iceland<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 Martin Giraud, \u201cSupermoon Path Over Paris at Sunset.\u201d Meudon, \u00cele-de-France, France<\/p>\n

\"an<\/a>\u00a9 Humbert C\u00e9dric, \u201cNGC 7293: The Helix Nebula.\u201d Elqui Province, Coquimbo, Chile<\/p>\n

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