{"id":84102,"date":"2026-07-02T08:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=84102"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T12:07:39","slug":"the-29-finalists-for-astronothe-29-finalists-for-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/the-29-finalists-for-astronothe-29-finalists-for-astronomy-photographer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The 29 Finalists for Astronomy Photographer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <em>PetaPixel:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-861595\" src=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-800x420.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-800x420.jpg 800w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-320x168.jpg 320w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured-550x288.jpg 550w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2026\/06\/rwo-astronomy-18-featured.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"A triptych showing meteor streaks over wind turbines, colorful northern lights above a snowy mountain and icy lake, and a detailed view of a red-tinted galaxy in outer space.\" width=\"484\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlist for its annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/whats-on\/astronomy-photographer-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year<\/a>\u00a0competition. This year\u2019s edition received nearly 4,000 entries from dedicated amateur and professional photographers from 66 different countries.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 18th year, the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is among the premier photo competitions that celebrate the art of astrophotography and astronomy. The competition features nine categories, a pair of special prizes, and the expert panel of judges selects a single overall winner, all of which will be showcased in an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum in England starting on September 18. The winners will be revealed the day prior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From PetaPixel: The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlist for its annual\u00a0ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year\u00a0competition. This year\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84102"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84104,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84102\/revisions\/84104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}