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Thumbs up 'Phoenix' Aurora Spreads Its 'Wings' Over Abandoned Military Power Station in Russia

'Phoenix' Aurora Spreads Its 'Wings' Over Abandoned Military Power Station in Russia
By: Mindy Weisberger, Live Science - Senior Writer | June 24, 2019 07:01 am ET
RE: https://www.livescience.com/65776-as...-the-year.html

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The majestic, bird-shaped aurora spreads its wings over a destroyed military hydroelectric station, located two hours away from Murmansk, Russia.
Credit: Copyright Raul Villaverde Fraile

Against the star-spattered backdrop of the night sky in Russia, glowing green lights of a spectacular aurora rise in the shape of a giant firebird, its wings spread over an abandoned military power station.

Farther away from Earth, illuminated clouds of gas around a collapsed stellar core in the distant Helix nebula form the shape of a giant orb, reminiscent of the Eye of Sauron in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

These astounding images are on the shortlist of entries to the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, organized by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich in the United Kingdom. The contest received over 4,600 entries submitted by photographers from around the world; from those, just over three dozen photos were selected for final consideration, representatives said in a statement. [Spaced Out! 101 Astronomy Images That Will Blow Your Mind]

Photographers from 90 countries trained their lenses on cosmic objects near and far: from radiant auroras to faraway stellar nurseries. Judges will select the winners in nine categories: Skyscapes; Aurorae; People and Space; Our Sun; Our Moon; Planets, Comets and Asteroids; Stars and Nebulae; Galaxies; and Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year, for participants ages 16 and under.

Two special entries — Best Newcomer and Robotic Scope Image of the Year — will also be awarded.

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In this image, a mosaic of nine photographs, the Orion Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula are ringed by the emission nebula known as Barnard's Loop.
Credit: Copyright Raul Villaverde Fraile

Notable images on the shortlist include a stunning photo of the moon made up of four panels, with each panel comprised of 30 images, photographer Miguel Claro of Portugal said in a statement. Claro captured the moon's pocked face in astonishing detail, revealing subtle color variations in its gray surface that hint at the chemical makeup of the lunar surface, and which are not usually visible to the naked eye.

Another stunning image, captured in Iran, shows the brightest section of the Milky Way galaxy looming over the peak of the volcanic Mount Damavand; with an elevation of 18,403 feet (5,609 meters), it is the Middle East's highest mountain and Asia's tallest volcano, according to the statement.

Contest winners will be announced Sept. 12 at an award ceremony at the National Maritime Museum in the U.K., according to the statement. Images that receive top awards will be featured in an exhibit at the museum starting Sept. 13.

More links available on site only - they are listed below:

Amazing Astronomy: Victorian-Era Illustrations of the Heavens
Aurora Photos: Northern Lights Dazzle in Night-Sky Images
Rainbow Album: The Many Colors of The Sun
Originally published on Live Science.
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