Winner of the Deep Sky category. The Garlic Pop Nebula. By Devesh Pande A competition aimed at promoting astrophotography in India has revealed an incredible collection of photos. This second edition of the competition, which had exceptional entries across...
Winner of the Deep Sky category. The Garlic Pop Nebula. By Devesh Pande
A competition aimed at promoting astrophotography in India has revealed an incredible collection of photos.
This second edition of the competition, which had exceptional entries across five categories—Solar System, Nightscape, Deep Sky, Best Women Astrophotographer, and Best Mobile Astrophotographer— has unveiled the winners of the “Aperture” Indian Astrophotographer of the Year 2023.
Only people of Indian descent, Indian citizens, or Indians living overseas were eligible to enter. Participants in the competition totaled 142, and they submitted an astounding 751 fascinating photographs.
More: Indian Astrophotographer Of The Year, Instagram
Winner of the Best Mobile Astrophotographer category. The Milky Way Galaxy and the Rajgad Fort. By Aditya Kinjawadekar
Winner of the Nightscape category. The Milky Way Galaxy above Stat Tso Lake. By Soumya Banerjee
Winner of Best Women Astrophotographer. The Milky Way Galaxy shined above a mountain. By Vidya Vasudevan
Winner of the Solar System category. An eclipse on Jupiter. By Sona Shahani Shukla.
Runner up of the Deep Sky category. The Eagle Nebula. By Pravas Deria
Runner up of the Nightscape category. A starry Hanle night. By Thiruchitrambalam M
Runner up in the Solar System category. Apparently showing an eclipse of the Sun, the picture is called “Coronal streamers”. By Nihal S Amin
Shortlisted for the Solar System category. The International Space Station crosses the Moon. By Shivam Bansal
Shortlisted for Best Women Astrophotographer. The Pelican Nebula. By Sona Shahani Shukla
Shortlisted for the Deep Sky category. NGC 7000. By Harshwardhan Pathak
Shortlisted for the Deep Sky category. The Veil Nebula. By Abhinav Maroti Vitekar
Shortlisted for the Solar System category. The Ring of Fire eclipse. By Sandeep Mathur
Shortlisted in the Nightscape category. A “cosmic” butterfly. By Naveen Chellaiah
Shortlisted for the Best Mobile Astrophotographer category. “Under the celestial canopy forest roads.” By Subham Rath
