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Enda Kelly’s photo was runner-up in Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition
‘When the planets align. Lunar occultation of Mars’ by Enda Kelly.
‘The Belt and the Scabbard’ captured by Laurynas Zubrickas from Arklow.
A Wicklow man’s photo, ‘When the planets align. Lunar occultation of Mars.’, has been selected as a runner-up in the 2023 Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition, run by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
The photo captured by Enda Kelly, from Wicklow town, was awarded the runner-up prize in the ‘Out of This World’ category. The image depicts the full moon as it conceals Mars from view by passing in front of it. It captures Mars just before it disappears behind the Moon from our perspective on Earth.
Enda’s image will be showcased as part of an outdoor exhibition at DIAS’s premises at 10 Burlington Road, Dublin. The 14 top-rated images from the competition will be displayed alongside Enda’s. The exhibition is free to attend.
A photo entitled ‘The Belt and the Scabbard’ captured by Laurynas Zubrickas from Arklow, will also be displayed as part of the outdoor exhibition. The image depicts the Orion constellation, which is one of the brightest and best-known constellations in the night sky.
Mr. Zubrickas decided to incorporate the Flame, Horse Head, Running Man Nebula and the Great Orion Nebula into this composition. The resulting image is a mosaic consisting of around three to four hours of total integration time per image.
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