The overall winner of the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest was this picture of Comet Leonard, called “Disconnection Event.” (Image credit: Gherard Rhemann) A flare in last year’s brightest comet topped entries in an astronomy photographer contest. Gas spewing off the tail of Comet Leonard won the top prize of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest for 2022. Comet Leonard broke into pieces early this year after rounding the sun, but not before producing a long tail easily visible in amateur photos. The winner, Gerald Rhemann, will be featured among the top category entrants at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, U.K. in an exhibit opening Saturday (Sept. 17). “Rhemann’s astonishing image of Comet Leonard, a long-period comet first identified in January 2021, was captured by the Austrian photographer in Namibia on Christmas Day,” the observatory stated, adding the decision to award Rhemann […]
Stunning image of Comet Leonard breakup wins top astronomy photography prize of 2022
