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Photographer wins award for lunar occultation image AI illustrationhow this picture was made 
By Luisa Marconi · 13d
Czech photographer wins Our Moon award for Venus image
Petr Horalek captured Venus vanishing behind the Moon in a competition judged by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
By Luisa Marconi · 13dPetr Horalek won the 'Our Moon' category at the 2026 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year with an image of a lunar occultation of Venus.
The competition was hosted by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London.
The winning image depicts Venus disappearing behind the Moon during a lunar occultation that lasted roughly one hour on September 19, 2025.
Radoslav Sviretsov, a Bulgarian astrophotographer, won first place in the 'Aurorae' category of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award.
The moon will completely cover Jupiter in a lunar occultation event on October 6.
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