The 2009 Astronomer Contest presents the wonders of the universe

According to the September 9 news from the British media, the Royal Observatory recently held a poll of ' Astronomer Photography 2009 '. Amateur astronomers from countries around the world have introduced more than 500 of their astronomical works during the contest, many works have made people admire admiration.

Although the photographers are not professional photographers, but their level of photography cannot be underestimated, even the contest organizers have to constantly give compliments about the show. Their photography 'they have really reached the level of professional photographers.' It is known that these amateur astronomers are all equipped with astronomical photography and observation equipment, with passion and enthusiasm for the universe, they have taken great works .

Some photographers tend to capture astronomical wonders on earth or near the earth, such as a Arctic light like a strip of color hanging in the space of night or strange darkness on the moon. While other photographers want to take their views to places far away in the mysterious universe, they've taken the Constellation of Centaurs and Orion Nebula Nebula tens of millions of light years from Earth, Let everyone explore and evaluate.

According to the organizing committee, in order to achieve the best effect, photographers have to spend a lot of time in the exposure time, exposure time usually takes place from 20 minutes to 20 hours only the lake can show the special effect of the Nebula.

This contest is divided into 4 genres including : Earth and Universe, Our Solar System, The Universe of the Far East and the young cosmic photographer.

In each category will be selected the best work, the winning work will win a prize of £ 250. In addition, the Review Committee from the photography and astronomical circles will select the best work and award it with a prize of up to £ 1,000.

Malek Kukula - Astronomer of the Royal Astronomical Observatory, one of the voting members, said: ' We want to let everyone know that the universe is so fanciful. We hope everyone will raise their heads to look at the stars and think that the earth is just a star in countless other stars . Without astronomical telescopes with powerful functions, You will never see beautiful scenes in the universe. If you want to capture colors or light images, you must be very precise, accurate exposure time, use light filter correctly. '

The organizers also said that in addition to the bonus, all the winning works will be exhibited for a period of 4 months at the Royal Observatory in Greenwhich to let everyone see.