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Winners of the IAU OAE’s 2022 Astrophotography Contest Announced



Published: 15th December 2022 09:00 (UTC)

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) is today announcing the winners of its 2022 Astrophotography Contest. After being launched in April, the contest received nearly 230 entries from 31 countries around the world. The winning photos and videos, listed below, will expand the OAE’s collection of high-quality educational resources available to astronomy educators globally.

The contest was first held last year, aiming to gather material of educational value on astronomical topics for which high-quality images and videos are not easily accessible to educators. Following on from last year’s success, the OAE held the contest again this year, with the OAE Center Italy as co-sponsor.

Participants were invited to submit still images and time-lapse videos of celestial patterns in the night sky that have cultural significance associated with them. These patterns are of many types and can include asterisms, constellations, dark constellations, dark spots, bright diffuse patterns, and single stars. Participants were free to consider both the constellations officially recognised by the IAU and also non-IAU-constellations.

Susanne Hoffmann, member of the jury, says: “Constellations are historical patterns for making calendars in order to predict local weather and seasonal climate. That’s why every culture has or had its own constellations and the figures relate to the local flora, fauna and landscape of the human ethnical group.”

Livia Giacomini, also a member of the jury and astroEDU editor in chief, says: “Photos of the sky are a very powerful tool to engage young generations in science. This Is the main reason why OAE Center Italy decided to cosponsor the contest and enlarge the collection of astronomical images that in the future can be freely published in school texts, posters and other materials. With astroEdu, the online educational platform by IAU, we are planning to use all these beautiful images of constellations and stars to bring astronomy in the classrooms of the all world.”

Giorgia Hofer, winner in the Still images of celestial patterns category, says: “Astronomy is my greatest passion and it has given me the opportunity to appreciate and love the world and the Dolomites. I am happy that my photos will be a tool for studying the sky.”

Entries were evaluated by an international panel of astrophotographers and astronomy educators, who considered not only the aesthetic and technical aspects, but also the educational value of each entry in the context of primary and secondary school teaching. The three winning entries in the category of time-lapse videos of celestial patterns received cash prizes of €750, €500 and €250 for first, second and third place respectively. In the category of Still images of celestial patterns, 21 winning entries received a prize of €250 each. Participants were encouraged to allow us to publish their images and videos even if they don’t receive a prize, as long as the images and videos are considered by the jury to be of high educational value, resulting in 14 honourable-mention images and three honourable-mention videos.

The winning photos and videos and the honourable mentions are now available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) 4.0 International License which implies that the authors retain the copyright to their images. This allows their free use as long as proper credits are given (see each image for the credit in the form author/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0). These images serve as an open educational resource to benefit teachers and learners worldwide.

The winning entries in each category are:

Still images of celestial patterns:
The Kingdom of Orion, by Carlos Zudaire, Spain
Winter Constellations, by Mohamed Aboushelib, Egypt
Big Dipper in Four Seasons, by Giorgia Hofer, Italy
The Pillar of Creation, by Giorgia Hofer, Italy
Lyrid of the Lake, by Jianfeng Dai, China
Winter Milky Way, by Giorgia Hofer, Italy
The Moon and Milky Way Arch Above the Golden Hall, by Likai Lin, China
The Milky Way Over Anglers Reach, by Lucy Yunxi Hu, China
Romanian Orion, by Alex Conu, Romania
Watchtower and Paddy Fields Under the Starry Sky, by Likai Lin, China
Dreamlike Starry Sky and Airglow, by Likai Lin, China
To Guard the Stars and the Sea Together, by Likai Lin, China
Milky Way Arch over La Palma, by Amirreza Kamkar, Germany
Milky Way over Avenue of Baobabs, by Amirreza Kamkar, Germany
Zodiacal Light over GTC Observatory, by Amirreza Kamkar, Germany
Cen-Lup-Cru-Panorama: Centaurus Carrying the Beast and Riding Along the Milky Way, by Uwe Reichert, Germany
Luminous Salar de Uyuni, by Stephanie Ye Ziyi, China
Forgoing the Summer Triangle as it Sets in the Early Winter Evening, by Kouij Ohnishi, Japan
The Milky Way Across the Zenith, by Kouij Ohnishi, Japan
Milky Way Arch over Amboseli National Park, by Amirreza Kamkar, Germany
Warm Winter Night Over Spiš Region, by Robert Barsa, Slovakia

Honourable-mention images:
Portrait of Bat, by Thanakrit Santikunaporn, Thailand
Galaxy Arm, by Ruqayah Mohammed, Iraq
Drive, by Marcin Zajac, Poland
Oregon Coast, by Marcin Zajac, Poland
Teide Observatory, by Curd-Christian Tengeler, Germany
Equatorial Milky Way, by Giorgia Hofer, Italy
The Pleiades M45 with Majestic Dust, by Mohamed Usama, Egypt
Most Brightest Stars of the Sky, by Giorgia Hofer, Italy
Sky Over the Town of Nindirí, in Masaya, Nicaragua, by René Antonio Urroz Álvarez, Nicaragua
The Hunter in the Forest, by by René Antonio Urroz Álvarez, Nicaragua
Moon-Mercury-Pleiades Conjunction, Giulio Colombo, Italy
Orion Rises Over Mount Etna, Dario Giannobile, Italy
Big Dipper, by Arya Anthony, India
Between Two Skies, by Fabrizio Melandri, Italy

Time-lapse videos of celestial patterns:
First place: Southern Sky, by Jianfeng Dai, China
Second place: Winter Constellations, by Amirreza Kamkar, Germany
Third place: Constellation from the World, by Stephanie Ye Ziyi, China

Honourable-mention videos:
The Culmination of Canopus, by Fabrizio Melandri, Italy
Chilean Nights, by Robert Barsa, Slovakia
Flowing Night Sky, by Robert Barsa, Slovakia

More information
The IAU is the international astronomical organisation that brings together more than 12 000 active professional astronomers from more than 100 countries worldwide. Its mission is to promote and safeguard astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation. The IAU also serves as the internationally recognised authority for assigning designations to celestial bodies and the surface features on them. Founded in 1919, the IAU is the world's largest professional body for astronomers.

The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted at Haus der Astronomie (HdA), managed by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. The OAE’s mission is to support and coordinate astronomy education by astronomy researchers and educators, aimed at primary or secondary schools worldwide. HdA’s hosting the OAE was made possible through the support of the German foundations Klaus Tschira Stiftung and Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung.

The OAE is supported by a growing network of OAE Centers and OAE Nodes, collaborating to lead global projects developed within the network. The OAE Centers and Nodes are: the OAE Center China–Nanjing, hosted by the Beijing Planetarium (BJP); the OAE Center Cyprus, hosted by Cyprus Space Exploration Organization (CSEO); the OAE Center Egypt, hosted by the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG); the OAE Center India, hosted by the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA); the OAE Center Italy, hosted by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF); the OAE Node Republic of Korea, hosted by the Korean Astronomical Society (KAS); OAE Node France at CY Cergy Paris University hosted by CY Cergy Paris University; and the OAE Node Nepal, hosted by the Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO).


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OAE Main Office
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IAU Director of Communications
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The bright stars in Orion trace a shape similar to a bow tie, here tilted by 45 degrees in-front is a ruined building
Title: The Kingdom of Orion
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The kingdom of Orion, by Carlos Zudaire
Credit: Carlos Zudaire/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 2.07 MB
Orion appears as an hourglass with its belt slightly tilted relative to the horizon. The bright star Sirius is bottom-left
Title: Winter Constellations
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Winter Constellations, by Mohamed Aboushelib
Credit: Mohamed Aboushelib/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 21.09 MB
The Big Dipper, seven bright stars shaped like a ladle, viewed in 4 seasons, each time at a different angle
Title: Big Dipper in Four Seasons
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Big Dipper in Four Seasons, by Giorgia Hofer
Credit: Giorgia Hofer/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 2.39 MB
The Milky Way appears as two vertical diffuse bands of light either side of a dark line, over a rocky outcrop.
Title: The Pillar of Creation
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Pillar of Creation, by Giorgia Hofer
Credit: Giorgia Hofer/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 10.71 MB
The bright Moon is reflected in a pool of water. The diffuse light and dark patches of the Milky Way dominate the top right
Title: Lyrid of the Lake
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Lyrid of the Lake, by Jianfeng Dai
Credit: Jianfeng Dai/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 7.19 MB
The bright, diffuse Milky Way, interrupted by mottled dark patches, arches over a wintry landscape.
Title: Winter Milky Way
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Winter Milky way, by Giorgia Hofer
Credit: Giorgia Hofer/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 1.18 MB
The Milky Way arches over a mountain-top building. Its diffuse glow is broken by dark patches and is brighter on the right
Title: The Moon and Milky Way arch Above the Golden Hall
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Moon and Milky Way arch Above the Golden Hall, by Likai Lin
Credit: Likai Lin/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 12.44 MB
The curve of the Milky Way bisected on the left by a huge dark arch. Below appear two bright, diffuse patches.
Title: The Milky Way Over Anglers Reach
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Milky Way over Anglers Reach, by Lucy Yunxi Hu
Credit: Lucy Yunxi Hu/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 9.39 MB
Orion appears as an hourglass shape of stars in the bottom of the image. Above Taurus is v-shaped with a small star cluster
Title: Romanian Orion
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Romanian Orion, by Alex Conu
Credit: Alex Conu/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 6.37 MB
Over a watery field, Orion is shaped like a bow-tie turned 45 degrees. The bright star Sirius is in the image's left half
Title: Watchtower and Paddy Fields Under the Starry Sky
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Watchtower and Paddy Fields Under the Starry Sky, by Likai Lin
Credit: Likai Lin/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 19.99 MB
The ladle-shaped Big Dipper with the orange star Arcturus to its left. Right is the diffuse disk-shaped Andromeda galaxy
Title: Dreamlike Starry Sky and Airglow
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Dreamlike Starry Sky and Airglow, by Likai Lin
Credit: Likai Lin/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 9.42 MB
The bright Moon illuminates a beach. Three bright planets form a line below and to the right of the Moon.
Title: To guard the Stars and the Sea Together
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: To Guard the Stars and the Sea Together, by Likai Lin
Credit: Likai Lin/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 3.77 MB
The diffuse glow of the Milky Way broken by dark patches. Right, the red star Antares forms the top of a hook-like pattern
Title: Milky Way Arch over La Palma
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Milky Way Arch over La Palma, by Amirreza Kamkar
Credit: Amirreza Kamkar/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 3.31 MB
Over trees with thick trunks, the Milky Way, with several bright objects left and right, is bisected by a wide dark line.
Title: Milky Way over Avenue of Baobabs
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Milky Way over Avenue of Baobabs, by Amirreza Kamkar
Credit: Amirreza Kamkar/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 3.20 MB
A smooth, diffuse glow extends from the horizon towards the upper left. In the top left there is a pair of two bright stars
Title: Zodiacal Light over GTC Observatory
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Zodiacal Light over GTC Observatory, by Amirreza Kamkar
Credit: Amirreza Kamkar/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 2.39 MB
The Southern Cross forms a kite shape in front of the mottled light and dark patches of the Milky Way.
Title: Cen-Lup-Cru-Panorama: Centaurus Carrying the Beast and Riding Along the Milky Way
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Cen-Lup-Cru-Panorama: Centaurus Carrying the Beast and Riding Along the Milky Way, by Uwe Reichert
Credit: Uwe Reichert/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 24.14 MB
Above a flat, cracked landscape, Orion is shaped like a bow tie. Just above the horizon is a diffuse cluster of bright stars.
Title: Luminous Salar de Uyuni
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Luminous Salar de Uyuni, by Stephanie Ye Ziyi
Credit: Stephanie Ye Ziyi/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 4.81 MB
A person stands by a tree in a wintry landscape. Above, the sky is dominated by a large triangle of three bright stars.
Title: Forgoing the Summer Triangle as it sets in the early winter evening
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Forgoing the Summer Triangle as it Sets in the Early Winter Evening, by Kouij Ohnishi
Credit: Kouij Ohnishi/IAU OAO
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 18.48 MB
An all-sky image showing the Milky Way as a diffuse river of light, broken only by a mottled central band of dark patches
Title: The Milky Way Across the Zenith
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Milky Way Across the Zenith, by Kouij Ohnishi
Credit: Ohnishi Kouji/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 11.13 MB
The Milky Way arches over an African grassland. Its diffuse glow is interrupted by a stream of dark patches.
Title: Milky Way Arch over Amboseli National Park
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Milky Way Arch over Amboseli National Park, by Amirreza Kamkar
Credit: Amirreza Kamkar/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 5.13 MB
In front of the curve of the Milky Way we find the hourglass-shaped Orion and the bright Pleiades star cluster.
Title: Warm Winter Night Over Spiš Region
Caption: Winner in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Warm Winter Night Over Spiš Region, by Robert Barsa
Credit: Robert Barsa/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 37.27 MB
Five bright stars form the shape of the letter M.
Title: Portrait of a Bat
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Portrait of Bat, by Thanakrit Santikunaporn
Credit: Thanakrit Santikunaporn/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 9.65 MB
A starry sky, including the diffuse glow of the Milky Way behind a stepped mud brick pyramid.
Title: Galaxy Arm
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Galaxy Arm, by Ruqayah Mohammed
Credit: Ruqayah Mohammed/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 83.57 kB
The Milky Way looms over a bridge on a steep coastline. To the upper right is the bright, deep red star Antares
Title: Drive
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Drive, by Marcin Zajac
Credit: Marcin Zajac/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 8.85 MB
Behind a jagged, wooded landscape, the Milky Way appears as two yellowish brown streams of light broken by patchy dark areas
Title: Oregon Coast
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Oregon Coast, by Marcin Zajac
Credit: Marcin Zajac/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 16.36 MB
Several observatory domes on a mountain top with the arching Milky Way behind.
Title: Teide Observatory
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Teide Observatory, by Curd-Christian Tengeler
Credit: Curd-Christian Tengeler/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 54.90 MB
The Milky Way over a cloudy landscape. A triangle of bright objects is visible on the left of the image.
Title: Equatorial Milky Way
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Equatorial Milky Way, by Giorgia Hofer
Credit: Giorgia Hofer/IAUOAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 1.61 MB
A cluster of brilliant blue stars illuminate the surrounding nebular gas.
Title: The Pleiades M45 with Majestic Dust
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Pleiades M45 with Majestic Dust, by Mohamed Usama Ismail
Credit: Mohamed Usama/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 5.83 MB
The curve of the Milky Way over a road. Bottom left, two bright stars form a line pointing to a kite-shaped stellar assembly
Title: Most Brightest Stars of the Sky
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Most Brightest Stars of the Sky, by Giorgia Hofer
Credit: Giorgia Hofer/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 12.70 MB
A starry sky over a cloudy landscape. On the left the bright red star Antares sits at the top of a hook-shaped star pattern
Title: Sky Over the Town of Nindirí, in Masaya, Nicaragua
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Sky Over the Town of Nindirí, in Masaya, Nicaragua, by Rene Antonio Urroz Alvarez
Credit: René Antonio Urroz Álvarez/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 1.72 MB
Through tree branches we see the hourglass shape of Orion.
Title: The Hunter in the Forest
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: The Hunter in the Forest, by Rene Antonio Urroz Alvarez
Credit: René Antonio Urroz Álvarez
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 2.04 MB
The crescent Moon sits to the left of two bright planets. On the right side the Pleiades star cluster can be seen.
Title: Moon-Mercury-Pleiades Conjunction
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Moon-Mercury-Pleiades Conjunction, by Giulio Colombo
Credit: Giulio Colombo/IAU OAE
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File: image 420.90 kB
Above a volcano, a bow-tie-shaped Orion is peppered with bright sweeps of nebular gas
Title: Orion Rises Over Mount Etna
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Orion Rises Over Mount Etna, by Dario Giannobile
Credit: Dario Giannobile/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 15.44 MB
The ladle-shaped Big Dipper tilted by 135 degrees.
Title: Big Dipper
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Big Dipper, by Arya Anthony
Credit: Arya Anthony/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 12.59 MB
The bright streak of a meteor is reflected in a body of water. The Large Magellenic Cloud is in the top left as a fuzzy line
Title: Between Two Skies
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Still images of celestial patterns: Between two skies, by Fabrizion Melandri
Credit: Fabrizio Melandri/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: image 1.82 MB
The Milky Way rises over seven silently vigilant stone statues
Title: Southern Sky
Caption: First place in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: Southern Sky, by Jianfeng Dai
Credit: Jianfeng Dai/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 526.21 MB
The bow tie shaped Orion over dry, rocky outcrops. Sirius appears as a bright star between two pillars of rock
Title: Winter Constellations
Caption: Second place in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: Winter Constellations, by Amirreza Kamkar
Credit: Amirreza Kamkar/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 200.21 MB
In a field of countless stars dotted by clouds and reflected in water, the three stars of Orion’s belt poke above the horizon
Title: Constellations from the World
Caption: Third place in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: Constellations from the world, by Stephanie Ye Ziyi
Credit: Stephanie Ye Ziyi/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 46.52 MB
A dark sky over a dry desert landscape. The brightest star in the image is rising on the lower left
Title: The Culmination of Canopus
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: The Culmination of Canopus, by Fabrizio Melandri
Credit: Fabrizio Melandri/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 122.37 MB
Over a cluster of small telescope domes the Milky Way juts upward from the horizon. Two fuzzy blobs are on the right
Title: Chilean Nights
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: Chilean Nights, by Robert Barsa
Credit: Robert Barsa/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 114.03 MB
The Milky Way rises from the horizon over a landscape with trees, water and the distant glow of city lights
Title: Flowing Night Sky
Caption: Honourable mention in the 2022 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time lapses of celestial patterns: Flowing Night Sky, by Robert Barsa
Credit: Robert Barsa/IAU OAE
License: CC-BY-4.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
File: video 254.11 MB

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