Qatar resident’s work featured among world’s top astrophotographs
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Doha, Qatar: An image of the The Eagle Nebula, captured by Qatar resident Rizwan Ahmad, was selected among the best astrophotographs for the month of...
Doha, Qatar: An image of the The Eagle Nebula, captured by Qatar resident Rizwan Ahmad, was selected among the best astrophotographs for the month of May by space media outlet Orbital Today.
The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16 (M16), is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens that is 7,000 light years away from Earth. It was discovered by Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745.
Rizwan Ahmad’s photo was chosen to be among a group of astrophotographs from around the globe that represent the best space captures for the month of May.
Speaking to The Peninsula, the Qatar-based astrophotographer said that he was very grateful to his family for their undying support, and his friends who have given him company during those long nights spent in the darkness in the desert south of Qatar.
“When I started, I only did this [astrophotography] as a hobby, as a way to bring joy to myself. I have never done it to win any sort of award,” he told The Peninsula.
