Award-winning images of night sky capture fleeting moments not usually seen by naked eye
The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies has announced the winners of its 'Reach for the Stars' astrophotography competition. The winning images showcase diverse celestial phenomena, ranging from nebulae to the Milky Way over the Irish coast.
Why it matters
This competition promotes public engagement with astronomy and highlights the intersection of scientific observation and artistic expression.
This year’s Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition attracted more than 140 entries from photographers across Ireland.
The competition, organised by the school of cosmic physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (Dias), showcases extraordinary images of the night sky.
The competitors include amateur and experienced photographers.
Among this year’s winners was Ekaterina Moskovskova from Renvyle, Co Galway, who triumphed in the Night Sky in Your Hand category. Her submission, As Above, So Below, captured a couple standing on a moonlit beach beneath the glow of the aurora.
John Walsh, from Sallins, Co Kildare, won in the Out of this World category with an image entitled Horsehead & Flame Nebulae. Set among clouds of glowing hydrogen gas and coloured reflection nebulae, the photo captures detail in a celestial object located hundreds of light years from Earth, according to Dias.
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