Australian Peter Ward wins prize at the 2020 Astonomy Photographer of the Year Awards – NEWS.com.au

A first glance at this photo and you would easily believe its from one of Australias many previous ferocious bushfires.The photograph that looks to show huge orange flames engulfing trees in the bush, however, is actually of a nebula, NGC 3576, in space.
Winner of the ‘Stars and Nebulae’ category, it was taken by Australian photographer Peter Ward, and combines 32 images with the stars removed.
One of the competition judges Ed Robinson said “it is a reminder and testament to the horrors that t…

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