Nik Szymanek

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Nicholas Szymanek, better known as Nik Szymanek, is a British amateur astronomer and prolific astrophotographer. He is acknowledged especially due to his deep sky CCD images and his contributions to education and public outreach. He often collaborates with professional astronomers and works with big telescopes located at La Palma in the Canary Islands. His imaging and image-processing abilities brought him the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 2004. He publishes his pictures in many astronomical magazines and has also written a book on astrophotography called Infinity Rising.

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• Herstmonceux Science Centre Astronomy Festival 2006
• CCDLand, Nik Szymanek's web page
• Astronomy Magazine: Awards for astronomers
• Past Amateur Achievement winners
• Infinity Rising

Preceded by Kyle E. Smalley

Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2004

Succeeded by Tim Hunter