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Spanish-American astrophotographer
Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 9 January 1969) is a
Spanish-American
astrophotographer . He is known for his photographs of
deep sky objects . His work has been recognized by
NASA as a regular contributor to their Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
[1] 80 times. Andreo's photography has been published in international magazines and periodicals, as well as television networks including the
BBC ,
National Geographic , and the
Discovery Channel series
Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking .
Personal background
Rogelio Bernal Andreo was born on 9 January 1969, in
Murcia , Spain. When he was 20 years old, he moved to
Boston, Massachusetts . In 1995, he earn a
bachelor's degree in
computer science from
Harvard University and the
Wentworth Institute of Technology .[
citation needed ] He has two children.
Professional background
After earning his bachelor's degree, Andreo moved to the
San Francisco Bay Area , where he worked for
Netscape Communications and
eBay as lead software engineer.
[2] In 2008, he started exploring astrophotography as a hobby and developed a personal style defined by deep wide field images that has led to international recognition and a meaningful influence on the discipline.
[3] His work has included using post-processing techniques not very common at the time of their introduction,
[3] and he has written of his use of multi-scale processing techniques.
[4]
[5]
Andreo's work has appeared on
NASA 's
Astronomy Picture of the Day , in addition to publications such as Astronomy Magazine , Ciel et Espace , Sky and Telescope , National Geographic , as well as television networks such as the BBC, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channel series Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking .
[6] Two of his
Orion wide field images were used in the Orion's flyby scene for the
Hubble 3D motion picture.
[6]
[7] Rogelio's work was also used in the
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey series.
[8]
His image, Orion, from Head to Toes was selected by
Discover Magazine 's
Bad Astronomy , as the best astronomy picture of 2010. It was the first time this award was given to an
amateur astronomer .
[6]
[9]
Honors and awards
2009: Astronomy Magazine – Deep Sky category in the astroimaging contest (Winner)
[10]
2010: Advanced Imaging Conference Board of Directors – (Pleiades Award Winner)
[3]
2010: Discover Magazine's Bad Astronomy – The Top Astronomy Picture of 2010 (Winner)
[9]
2010: Royal Observatory Greenwich –
Astronomy Photographer of the Year , Deep Space category (Winner)
[11]
2011: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Highly Commended)
[12]
2011: Astronomical Association of Northern California – Outstanding contribution to Amateur Astronomy (Winner)
[13]
2011: SBIG's Hall of Fame – For excellence in astronomical imaging (Winner)
[6]
2012: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Runner-up)
[14]
2013: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Shortlisted)
[15]
2014: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Highly Commended)
[16]
Selected works
Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud complex in
Ophiuchus
References
^
apod .nasa .gov
^ Arrington, Michael (8 March 2007).
"CoRank Launches Twist on Social Bookmarking" . TechCrunch . Retrieved 2 October 2012 .
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a
b
c Advanced Imaging Conference (2011).
"Advanced Imaging Conference 2010 Pleiades Award Recipient Rogelio Bernal Andreo" . Retrieved 22 September 2012 .
^ Madrigal, Alexis (6 October 2009).
"The Making of a Mind-Blowing Space Photo" . Wired . Retrieved 2 October 2012 .
^ Andreo, Rogelio Bernal (March–April 2012). "A Multi-Scale Processing Technique for Astronomical Images – Part 3". AstroPhoto Insight . 8 (2).
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a
b
c
d
"SBIG Hall of Fame" (PDF) . SBIG Astronomical Instruments, a division of Aplegen. Inc. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2012 .
^ Summers, Frank; Bacon, Greg; Frattare, Lisa; Levay, Zolt (12 January 2010).
"Science, Data, & Art in the Imax Film "Hubble 3D" " (PDF) . American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #215 . 215 : 206.01.
Bibcode :
2010AAS...21520601S . Retrieved 25 September 2012 . [
permanent dead link ]
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"Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" . Cosmos Studios. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014 .
^
a
b Phil Plait (14 December 2010).
"The Top Astronomy Picture of 2010: Orion, from head to toe" . Bad Astronomy . Discover Magazine. Retrieved 9 September 2012 .
^ Bakich, Michael E. (September 2009).
"Astronomy's 2009 Astroimaging Contest" . Astronomy Magazine . 37 (9): 56. Archived from
the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2012 .
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"Astronomy Photographer of the Year" . Focus Magazine . Immediate Media Company Bristol Limited. September 2010. Archived from
the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012 .
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"Astronomy Photographer of the Year at the Royal Observatory Greenwich – 2011 Winners Announced" . Press Office and News . Royal Museums Greenwich. 9 September 2011. Archived from
the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012 .
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"The AANC has recognized the following for outstanding and continuous support in distinguishing and fostering Amateur Astronomy" . Awards . Astronomical Association of Northern California. September 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2012 .
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"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012" . Press Office and News . Royal Museums Greenwich. 11 April 2012. Archived from
the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012 .
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"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013" . Press Office and News . Sky At Night Magazine. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014 .
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"Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014" . Press Office and News . Royal Museums Greenwich. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014 .
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