Islands in a Radiant Sea
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Photographer
Gary Lopez
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Prize
1st Place / Nature/Astrophotography
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Date of Photograph
2020
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Technical Info
925mm refractor, cooled monochrome, Ha, OIII, SII emissions, 20.6 hours total integrated exposure
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Socials
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Website
Surrounded by the Heart Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia are islands of twisted dust silhouetted by a blue-green sea of glowing oxygen gas.
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Biography
Gary Lopez is fine art astrophotographer and his work has received recognition in photography competitions worldwide. Gary is also a film maker. He has written and produced more than 40 documentary films and television programs that have been broadcast nationally in the United States, distributed through out Europe and Asia. In 2006, President George W. Bush cited one of Gary’s films, Voyage to Kure (Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures, PBS), as his inspiration for establishing the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine protected areas.
