A Donegal photographer has been selected for the next stage of the prestigious ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition.
Brendan Alexander, Stranorlar, has been chosen in the ‘Back on Earth’ Landscape category for his stunning picture of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over the Bluestack Mountains. Brendan (38) captured the spectacular scene from Drumkeen.
Originally from Killygordon, he runs the popular www.DonegalSkies.com website.
Local astrophotographer, Brendan Alexander.
Run by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), the competition aims to find the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the past year. While a high-profile judging panel will select the overall winning entries, an online vote is open for members of the public to view the images and vote for their favourite in the Public Choice Award – www.reachforthestars.ie/exhibition
Voting is open until 5pm on Thursday 24th July and is restricted to one vote per person.
Alongside the Public Choice Award, the overall winners will be chosen by the judging panel which includes: Professor Peter Gallagher, Head of Astrophysics at DIAS; Michael McCreary, President of the Irish Astronomical Society; Dr Lisa McNamee co-founder Space Medicine Ireland and Alan Betson, Irish Times photographer and multiple winner of the Press Photographer of the Year award.
The winning images selected by the judging panel and the Public Choice Award will be announced in August with an accompanying outdoor exhibition being held at DIAS HQ on Dublin’s Burlington Road, for a limited time.
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