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Jaro Fagan’s ‘Big Dipper’, one of his three entries in the national competition.
A KERRY photographer has advanced to the next stage of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) ‘Reach for the Stars’ astrophotography competition.
Jaro Fagan’s three photos feature in the online public vote that was launched this week by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, during a private visit to DIAS’s Dunsink Observatory.
‘Reach for the Stars’ aims to find the best astro-photographs taken in Ireland over the past year. While a high-profile judging panel will select the overall winning entries, an online vote is running over the coming weeks, so members of the public can also have their say.
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Jaro’s photos are ‘Big Dipper’, ‘Seven Sisters From The Kingdom’ and ‘Heaven At Night’. They can be viewed by clicking here.
Members of the public can now view all images shortlisted for the competition and cast their vote for their favourite via an online gallery on the DIAS website.
Over 170 images have been shortlisted this year – the inaugural year of the competition. The winning images selected by the judging panel and the public vote will be announced towards the end of May, and an outdoor exhibition will be staged by DIAS to showcase the best images.
