Rogelio Bernal Andreo (born 9 January 1969) is a Spanish-American astrophotographer. He is known for his photographs of deep sky objects. His work has been recognized by

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as a regular contributor to their Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) , 80 times. Andreo's photography has been published in international magazines and periodicals, as well as television networks including the

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, National Geographic, and the

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''.

Personal background

Rogelio Bernal Andreo was born on 9 January 1969, in

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, Spain. When he was 20 years old, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1995, he earn a

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from

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and the

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. He has two children.

Professional background

After earning his bachelor's degree, Andreo moved to the

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, where he worked for

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and

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as lead software engineer. In 2008, he started exploring astrophotography as a hobby and developed a personal style defined by deep wide field images that has led to international recognition and a meaningful influence on the discipline. His work has included using post-processing techniques not very common at the time of their introduction, and he has written of his use of multi-scale processing techniques. Andreo's work has appeared on

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, in addition to publications such as ''Astronomy Magazine'', ''Ciel et Espace'', ''Sky and Telescope'', ''National Geographic'', as well as television networks such as the BBC, National Geographic, and the Discovery Channel series ''Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking''. Two of his Orion wide field images were used in the Orion's flyby scene for the Hubble 3D motion picture. Rogelio's work was also used in the '' Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'' series. His image, ''Orion, from Head to Toes'' was selected by ''Discover'' Magazine's

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, as the best astronomy picture of 2010. It was the first time this award was given to an

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Honors and awards

* 2009: ''Astronomy'' Magazine – Deep Sky category in the astroimaging contest (Winner) * 2010: Advanced Imaging Conference Board of Directors – (Pleiades Award Winner) * 2010: ''Discover'' Magazine's Bad Astronomy – The Top Astronomy Picture of 2010 (Winner) * 2010: Royal Observatory Greenwich –

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, Deep Space category (Winner) * 2011: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Highly Commended) * 2011: Astronomical Association of Northern California – Outstanding contribution to Amateur Astronomy (Winner) * 2011: SBIG's Hall of Fame – For excellence in astronomical imaging (Winner) * 2012: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Runner-up) * 2013: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Shortlisted) * 2014: Royal Observatory Greenwich – Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Deep Space category (Highly Commended)

Selected works

References

External links

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Orion in Gas, Dust, and Stars
– A deep exposure showing the dark nebulae and star clusters of the Orion constellation * – Orion constellation showing

Betelgeuse Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2 and one of the largest stars visible to the naked eye. It is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orio ...

Rigel Rigel is a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It has the Bayer designation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta Ori or β Ori. Rigel is the brightest and most massive componentand ...

Orion's belt Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Looking for Orion's Belt is the easiest way to lo ...

and the

Orion molecular cloud complex The Orion molecular cloud complex (or, simply, the Orion complex) is a star-forming region with stellar ages ranging up to 12 Myr. Two giant molecular clouds are a part of it, Orion A and Orion B. The stars currently forming within the complex a ...

Dark River, Wide Field
– Panorama stretching from

Sagittarius Sagittarius ( ) may refer to: *Sagittarius (constellation) *Sagittarius (astrology), a sign of the Zodiac Ships *''SuperStar Sagittarius'', a cruise ship * USS ''Sagittarius'' (AKN-2), a World War II US Navy cargo ship Music *Sagittarius (ban ...

Scorpius Scorpius is a zodiac constellation located in the Southern celestial hemisphere, where it sits near the center of the Milky Way, between Libra to the west and Sagittarius to the east. Scorpius is an ancient constellation that pre-dates the G ...

showing the

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and the extraordinary starfield surrounding the

Galactic Center The Galactic Center or Galactic Centre is the rotational center, the barycenter, of the Milky Way galaxy. Its central massive object is a supermassive black hole of about 4 million solar masses, which is called Sagittarius A*, a compact ...

. * – Image highlighting the Taurus constellation from the

Pleiades The Pleiades (), also known as The Seven Sisters, Messier 45 and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance ...

star cluster to the Hyades * – Skyscape of the

Cepheus constellation Cepheus is a constellation in the far northern sky, named after Cepheus, a king of Aethiopia in Greek mythology. It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the second century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 constellations ...

showing the large

emission nebula An emission nebula is a nebula formed of ionized gases that emit light of various wavelengths. The most common source of ionization is high-energy ultraviolet photons emitted from a nearby hot star. Among the several different types of emissio ...

known as the Elephant's Trunk nebula
The Seagull and the Duck
– Emission nebula in

Canis Major Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. In the second century, it was included in Ptolemy's 48 constellations, and is counted among the 88 modern constellations. Its name is Latin for "greater dog" in contrast t ...

spanning about 250 light years across {{DEFAULTSORT:Andreo, Rogelio Bernal 1969 births Living people People from Murcia Spanish emigrants to the United States Astrophotographers Amateur astronomers American software engineers People from Sunnyvale, California Wentworth Institute of Technology alumni