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Saturday, July 5, 2014

BEAUTIFUL ASTRONOMY PICTURES FROM PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST FINALISTS


Occultation of Jupiter by Sebastián Guillermaz, Argentina. An unusual daytime view of an astronomical alignment, captured from the photographer's backyard in Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires. The image shows the moments just before the planet Jupiter is blocked from view by the moon. The planet can be seen as a pale dot to the right of the moon's body
Sebastian Guillermaz

From gazers through a geyser to daytime on Jupiter: Stellar images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist 

  • In one image, Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, erupts as moon partially eclipses sun
  • Another shows Heart Nebula, 7,500 light years away in constellation of Cassiopeia
  • More than 2,500 entries poured in from amateur and professional photographers around the world 

    • More pictures - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2679666/From-gazers-geyser-daytime-Jupiter-Stellar-images-Astronomy-Photographer-Year-shortlist.html

    
    Creature by Ole Christian Salomonsen, Norway. On October 30, a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) hit Earth, displaying multi-coloured auroras across the sky for most of the night in Kattfjordeidet, Tromsø. The old birch trees resemble arms reaching for the auroral corona appearing like a strange creature in the sky
    Ole Christian Salomonsen

      
    Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower over Mount Bromo by Justin Ng, Singapore. A bright meteor streaks across the magnificent night sky over the smoke-spewing Mount Bromo just one day before the peak of the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, which is caused by Halley's Comet. Mount Bromo is one of the most well-known active volcanoes in East Java, Indonesia. Also seen in the photograph are the highest active volcano, Mount Semeru (3,676m), and the extinct volcano, Mount Batok, which is located to the right of Mount Bromo
    Patrick Cullis



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