About Lucy Yunxi Hu

NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

• September 30, 2022: Equinox Sunrise Around the World  (joint work with other 23 photographers worldwide).

• August 25, 2022: Tiangong Space Station Transits the Moon.

• January 18, 2022: From Orion to the Southern Cross.

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USRA Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD)

• January 22, 2024: Colors of a Total Lunar Eclipse.

• April 24, 2023: Moonrise from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres (joint work with Soumyadeep Mukherjee).

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​David Malin Awards (DMA)​

• Honorable Mention in the Solar System Category  2023 (​Dual Space Stations Transit the Sun).

• Winner in the Smartphone Astrophotography Category 2022 (Celestial River Bifurcation).

• Honorable Mention in the Wide-Field Category 2022 (The Milky Way Over Bredbo).

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International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Education Astrophotography Contest

• Honorable mention in the Still Images with smartphones-mobile devices category of the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Education (IAU OAE) Astrophotography Contest 2023 (Sailing the Celestial Seas).

• Winner in the Still Images of Celestial Patterns category of the International Astronomical Union Office of Astronomy for Education (IAU OAE) Astrophotography Contest 2022 (The Milky Way Over Anglers Reach).

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International Photography Awards (IPA)

• Official Selection of the IPA 2024 in the Special, Panorama / Panoramic category (Southern Milky Way over Camel Rock)

• Official Selection of the IPA 2024 in the Special, Night Photography category (Lightspeed Jump over Camel Rock)

• Official Selection of the IPA 2024 in the Nature, Sunrise / Sunset category (Twilight Majesty at Camel Rock)

• Official Selection of the IPA 2024 in the Architecture, Cityscapes category (Sydney Opera House from an Alleyway)

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iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAwards)

• Honorable mention of the IPPAwards 2024 in the Landscape category (Stellar Dance over Lavender Fields)

• Honorable mention of the IPPAwards 2024 in the Landscape category (Whispers of Serenity)

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Other Awards

• Highly Commended Award in the Urban category of the 2024 Landscape Awards.

• Honorable mention in the Amateur Landscape category of the Monochrome Photography Awards (International Black & White Photography Contest) 2023 (Night's Majesty over Camel Rock).

• Silver Award in the Epson International Pano Awards 2023 in the Amateur Awards category (The Milky Way over Camel Rock).

• Bronze Award in the Epson International Pano Awards 2023 in the Amateur Awards category (Under the Southern Milky Way).

• Highly commended in the Places category of the Mono Awards 2023.

• Semi-finalists​ in the Astro Categories of the Australian Photographic & Videography Prize (APP) 2023.​​​​​

• Shortlisted in the Smartphone category of the Photo NightScape Awards (PNA) 2022 (Under the Lonely Tree).