Ryan Imperio And His 'Millisecond' Process That Won Him The Astronomy Photographer of the Year Title

"Believe it or not, this was the first time I entered a photo contest at this level," says photographer Ryan Imperio, who recently won the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. "There was a lot of excitement and anxiety happening all at once," he states, reminiscing about the time he captured the spellbinding photograph, which sealed his fate as the champion. Imperio's documentation of the natural phenomenon called the "ring of fire" eclipse, since then, captured the hearts of not only ...