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Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Competition Is Underway!

27 August, 2012


MessageToEagle.com - All across the world there are people who love to stand outside and photograph the best our beautiful night sky has to offer.

Sometimes they can wait for hours just to take that one perfect shot! The results of these peoples' efforts show a dazzling view of the night sky, as never seen before!

The fourth annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has received a record number of entries and the completion is now underway!

Back-garden amateurs and professional photographers alike have captured spectacular images such as huge eruptions shooting from the Sun's surface, the dazzling green and red lights of the aurora borealis, and spectacular clouds of colourful dust in which new stars are forming.

The entries are amazing to say the least!

This is just a small sample of all astonishing photographs that have been submitted.

Arche de la voie lactée - Image credit & copyright: Alexandre Croisier

St Aldhelm's Chapel - Image credit & copyright: Graham M Green

Silvery clouds over Kiev - Image credit & copyright: Lyudmila Topchiy

Valley of Signs - Image credit & copyright: Ole Christian Salomonsen

Night Sky, British Columbia, CA - Image credit & copyright: Fresh Finish Photography

This is a slideshow presentation of the entries.

The competition's judges include BBC The Sky at Night's Sir Patrick Moore, acclaimed photographer Dan Holdsworth and the Royal Observatory's Public Astronomer Dr. Marek Kukula.

The winners of the competition's four categories and three special prizes will be announced on 19 September and an exhibition of all the winning images opens the following day on 20 September at the Royal Observatory.

The exhibition is free of charge and runs until February 2013. All entries to the competition were submitted via a dedicated Flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/astrophoto.

What's your favourite photo?

Take a look at the Flickr group to see all this year's amazing competition entries. Who do you think is in for a chance of winning?

For more information see http://www.rmg.co.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/

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