18 jaw-dropping images from the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards
Popular Science Team
created: Sept. 11, 2025, 6:31 p.m. | updated: Sept. 21, 2025, 6:23 p.m.
Credit: Dan Bartlett / ZWO ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEARA spectacular photographer titled “The Andromeda Core” (seen below) by Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu took the Overall Winner prize.
Credit: Tom Rae / ZWO ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“Veil of Stars“Runner-upThis image showcases the iconic NGC 6960, also known as the Veil Nebula.
Credit: Zixiong Jin / ZWO ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“Saturnrise“Runner upThis image shows the tail-end of August’s lunar occultation of Saturn.
Credit: Tom Williams / ZWO ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR“Rotation“Runner-upIn the northern hemisphere, stars appear to rotate around Polaris, which lies near the north celestial pole.
Credit: PengFei Chou / ZWO ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
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