People and space runner-up: Observe the Heart of the Galaxy by Tian Li (China). This image depicts the photographer climbing the radio telescope and Mingantu solar radio telescope array. First the photographer tested and moved his camera so that the M8 and M20 nebulae would appear right next to the telescope. After taking the foreground image, he moved his camera a little bit but still pointing at the same location in the sky, and captured the background with an equatorial mount. (Photo by Tian Li/2020 Astronomy Photographer of the Year)
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