I was absolutely delighted to have been named the
Astronomy Photographer of the Year last night (9 September) in a
ceremony at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in the UK.
The competition received 540 entries from 25
countries and were judged by a panel of 9 including Sir Patrick Moore. So I
am very pleased with the result.
My image of the famous
Horsehead Nebula won both the deep-sky category and the overall
competition.
Competition judge and BBC Sky at Night presenter,
Chris Lintott said, ‘‘I think this is the perfect deep-sky image; perfectly
composed, it grabs your attention straight away.The detail is absolutely
stunning, whether it’s the fine structure in the curtain behind the horse or
the subtle details on the edge of the dark nebula itself’.
My 5 panel mosaic of a
region of space in the constellation of Corona Australis came in third
My congratulations also extend to the other winners.
You can read about the competition and see all the results
here.
If you are interested in a high-quality full
gloss print, please contact me at m a r t i n p u g h at b i g p o n d dot
com
Overall
competition & Deep Sky Category Winner
Third Place (Honourable Mention)
Galactic Dust in Corona Australis
