Tunç Tezel
Tunç Tezel (born in 1977 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur astronomer, photographer and civil engineer. He is a member of The World in Night (TWAN), an international program in which photographers from around the world capture images of night skies as seen above notable landmarks of the planet. He has been a member of the Turkish Astronomical Society (Türk Astronomi Derneği, TAD) since 2007.
Tunç Tezel
- Born
- 1977
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Occupation
- photographer
- Languages
- Turkish
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Tunç Tezel (born in 1977 in Bursa, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur astronomer, photographer and civil engineer. He is a member of The World in Night (TWAN), an international program in which photographers from around the world capture images of night skies as seen above notable landmarks of the planet. He has been a member of the Turkish Astronomical Society (Türk Astronomi Derneği, TAD) since 2007.
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Tezel is an avid eclipse chaser. In 2006 he completed the first ever Analemma photograph that included a total Solar eclipse, which is called Tutulemma, after the Turkish word for eclipse: tutulma. This unique feat brought worldwide acclaim and publication of his photographs. Tezel's other specialty in night sky photography is capturing rare conjunctions and occultations of bright stars, planets and bright clusters near the Moon. He also creates dramatic all-sky and time-lapse photographs that capture meteors and the motions of the cosmos. Photographing retrograde motions of planets has been one of his trademarks. His images have also been used in motion pictures. In 2011, he won the annual Astrophotographer of the Year contest held by Royal Museums Greenwich in Earth and Space category with the picture titled Galactic Paradise. He was amongst winners of Astrophotographer of the Year contest twice more, with the picture "Sky Away From The Lights" awarded as Highly Commended in Earth and Space category in 2012 and "Diamonds and Rubies" Highly Commended in Our Solar System category in 2014. Asteroid 819712 Tezel is named after him. The citation says: "Well-known for pictures of skyscapes and long-term motions of planets including retrograde motions and analemmas, he is also the creator of Tutulemma, an analemma photograph that includes a solar eclipse."
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- 1.The World at Night (TWAN). Short biography.
- 2.Michael Stecker. Astrophotographer portraits.
- 3.Fotoritim. Gece ve Fotoğraf (in Turkish).
- 4.TWAN website. About The World at Night.
- 5.Türk Astronomi Derneği (TAD).
- 6.TAD Member List.
- 7.SpaceWeather.com. The Making Of Tutulemma.
- 8.The World at Night (TWAN). Tunç Tezel TWAN Gallery.
- 9.Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Motion picture credits.
- 10.Royal Museums Greenwich. Astrophotographer of the Year 2011, Earth and Space.
- 11.Royal Museums Greenwich. Astrophotographer of the Year 2012, Earth and Space.
- 12.Royal Museums Greenwich. Astrophotographer of the Year 2014, Our Solar System.
- 13.International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center. (819712) Tezel = 2014 LL32.
- 14.International Astronomical Union. WGSBN Bulletin Vol.6, #8.
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