Nicholas Szymanek, better known as Nik Szymanek, is a British amateur astronomer and prolific astrophotographer, based in Essex, England. He is acknowledged especially due to his deep sky CCD images and his contributions to education and public outreach. He often collaborates with professional astronomers and works with big telescopes located at La Palma in the Canary Islands, and at the Hawaii Islands. His imaging and image-processing abilities brought him the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 2004. He publishes his pictures in many astronomical magazines and has also written a book on astrophotography called Infinity Rising.
Gallery
Photographs by Daniel Bramich and Nik Szymanek.
 Messier 66 (NGC 3627) |
References
- McGovern, Jeremy. "Awards for astronomers". Astronomy.com. Kalmbach Publishing Co.. http://www.twanight.org/newtwan/photographers_about.asp?photographer=Nik%20Szymanek. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- "Past Amateur Achievement winners". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=2061. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- "Past Amateur Achievement winners". Astronomical Society of the Pacific. http://www.astrosociety.org/membership/awards/pastamateur.html. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- Szymanek, Nik (6 June 2009). Infinity Rising. Pole Star Publications Limited. ISBN 978-0-9550278-0-2.
External links
- CCDLand – Nik Szymanek's web page
| Preceded by Kyle E. Smalley |
Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004 |
Succeeded by Tim Hunter |
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