年度天文摄影师大赛，福建高中生夺青年组冠军

Shooting stars

When you look at all the sparkling stars in the night sky, do you want to know what the universe really looks like?

Inspired by the simple beauty of space, many astronomy photographers indulge in shooting high-definition pictures of stars, galaxies and gas clouds.

Wang Zhipu, a 16-year-old boy from No 1 Middle School of Yongtai, Fujian province, is one of them.

While standing on his balcony, Wang observes various planets thousands of light-years away with an astronomical telescope and takes pictures of them.

He then creates a composite image of planets in the solar system, framed by the sun and moon.

His picture, Family Photo of the Solar System, helped him take home the top prize in the Young Competition category at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, the world's biggest astrophotography competition organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

"All families are unconventional, so I adored this fresh, gently playful concept around the solar system," said the competition judge Sue Prichard while talking about Wang's picture.

"A meaningful, technically accomplished work from a rising star of astronomical photography."

Since Junior 2, Wang has always liked to take different pictures of the moon, Saturn and Jupiter, among others, to improve his shooting skills.