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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 winners
The winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition have been revealed
"The detailed capture of Pythagoras, noted for its depth and complex features, is enhanced by the phenomenon of libration, where slight oscillations in the Moon’s orientation allow Earth-bound observers a glimpse of areas typically hidden from view. The vivid red colours are produced at high altitudes when charged particles from solar flares and coronal mass ejections interact with oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere. It is vibrant, without losing the very delicate surrounding structures, and you can clearly make out another little planetary nebula bubble (called PN G234.9-09.7) towards the bottom of the dolphin’s head, which is rarely imaged with any clarity.
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