Every year the Royal Observatory Greenwich, in partnership with BBC Sky at Night Magazine and Flickr, invites astrophotographers from all over the world to share their best work that captures the contest’s values: spectacular beauty of the night sky and the natural wonders of our universe. Below, you can find all the winning entries for the current edition of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year, along with honorable mentions, chosen by the jury and divided into four categories (Earth and Space, Our Solar System, Deep Space, and Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year) and three special prizes (People and Space, Robotic Scope, and the Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer).
Contents
- 1 Overall Winner / Earth and Space: Winner
- 2 Earth and Space: Runner-up
- 3 Earth and Space: Highly Commended
- 4 Earth and Space: Highly Commended
- 5 Earth and Space: Highly Commended
- 6 People and Space: Winner
- 7 People and Space: Runner-up
- 8 Deep Space: Winner
- 9 Deep Space: Runner-up
- 10 Deep Space: Highly Commended
- 11 Deep Space: Highly Commended
- 12 Deep Space: Highly Commended
- 13 Our Solar System: Winner
- 14 Our Solar System: Runner-up
- 15 Our Solar System: Highly Commended
- 16 Our Solar System: Highly Commended
- 17 Robotic Scope: Winner
- 18 The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer: Winner
- 19 Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Winner
Overall Winner / Earth and Space: Winner
Aurora over a Glacier Lagoon by James Woodend (UK)
Earth and Space: Runner-up
Wind Farm Star Trails by Matt James (Australia)
Earth and Space: Highly Commended
Totality from Above the Clouds by Catalin Beldea (Romania)
Earth and Space: Highly Commended
Moon Balloon by Patrick Cullis (USA)
Earth and Space: Highly Commended
Venus-Lunar Occultation by O Chul Kwon (South Korea)
People and Space: Winner
Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2 by Eugen Kamenew (Germany)
People and Space: Runner-up
Lost Souls by Julie Fletcher (Australia)
Deep Space: Winner
The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) by Bill Snyder (USA)
Deep Space: Runner-up
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) by David Fitz-Henry (Australia)
Deep Space: Highly Commended
Veil Nebula Detail (IC 340) by J P Metsävainio (Finland)
Deep Space: Highly Commended
California vs Pleiades Rogelio by Bernal Andreo (USA)
Deep Space: Highly Commended
At the Feet of Orion (NGC 1999) Full Field by Marco Lorenzi (China)
Our Solar System: Winner
Ripples in a Pond by Alexandra Hart (UK)
Our Solar System: Runner-up
Best of the Craters by George Tarsoudis (Greece)
Our Solar System: Highly Commended
Calcium K Eruption by Stephen Ramsden (USA)
Our Solar System: Highly Commended
Diamonds and Rubies by Tun Tezel (Turkey)
Robotic Scope: Winner
NGC 3718 by Mark Hanson (USA)
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer: Winner
Coastal Stairways by Chris Murphy (New Zealand)
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Winner
The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) by Shishir and Shashank Dholakia, aged 15 (USA)
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