The Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023 winners have been announced, and the images are as stunning as ever. This year’s winning image is Andromeda, Unexpected, which is not only a dramatic deep-sky astrophoto showing the closest spiral galaxy to our own but also a subject of scientific study. Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty captured the image, which shows a vast plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy.
Image Credit: Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner and Yann Sainty
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The competition also runs an award for Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year, which was won by 14-year-olds Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang.
Image Credit: Runwei Xu and Binyu Wang
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Circle of Light by Andreas Ettl
Image Credit: Andreas Ettl
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Close Encounters of The Haslingden Kind by Katie McGuinness
Image Credit: Katie McGuinness
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Brushstroke by Monika Deviat.
Image Credit: Monika Deviat
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Suspended in the Sunbeam by Tom Williams
Image Credit: Tom Williams
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Grand Cosmic fireworks by Angel An
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A Sun Question by Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau.
Image Credit: Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau
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Neighbours by Paul Montague.
Image Credit: Paul Montague
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