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Ali Alobaidly wins Royal Observatory's Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Alobaidly's sharp image of the Shark Nebula, taken in Kuwait, beats entries from the 18th year of the competition.

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What to know

  • Ali Alobaidly won the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year for a Shark Nebula image taken in Kuwait, earning £10,000.
  • The competition, now in its 18th year, recognized multiple category winners including 15-year-old Nikolaos Strimpoulis for Young Astronomy Photographer.
  • Judges praised technical precision and innovation in entries, attributed partly to improvements in camera and telescope technology.
  • An exhibition of winning and highly commended images opened at the National Maritime Museum in London on 18 September.

Ali Alobaidly Astronomy Photographer of the Year winnerSteve Marsh Judge and art editor, BBC Sky at Night MagazineNikolaos Strimpoulis ZWO Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year winner, age 15Dr Greg Brown Astronomer, Royal Observatory GreenwichRoyal Observatory Greenwich Competition organizer

Ali Alobaidly wins Royal Observatory's Astronomy Photographer of the Year
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    Exhibition of winning images opens at National Maritime Museum

    An exhibition of the winning and highly commended images from the competition opened at the National Maritime Museum in London.

    “The Shark Nebula is already a striking object, but when it is resolved to the point where even detail-rich distant galaxies can be seen through it, you know you're looking at something very special.”
    — Steve Marsh, Judge and art editor, BBC Sky at Night Magazine · source
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    Royal Observatory announces Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners

    The Royal Observatory Greenwich named Ali Alobaidly winner of its 18th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition for his image of the Shark Nebula, a dark nebula made of interstellar dust 650 light-years away. Alobaidly won £10,000 for the overall prize. Multiple category winners were also announced including Nikolaos Strimpoulis, 15, in the Young Astronomy Photographer category; Tom Williams in Planets, Comets and Asteroids; Max Inwood in People and Space; and Radoslav Sviretsov in Aurorae.

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