Islands in a Radiant Sea

Photographer

Gary Lopez
Prize

1st Place / Nature/Astrophotography
Date of Photograph

2020
Technical Info

925mm refractor, cooled monochrome, Ha, OIII, SII emissions, 20.6 hours total integrated exposure

Surrounded by the Heart Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia are islands of twisted dust silhouetted by a blue-green sea of glowing oxygen gas.