If you are crazy about stellar beauty, intergalactic magic, aurora borealis or get a lot of aesthetic pleasure from stunning photos, then be sure to take 5 minutes of your time to admire the works of talented photographers whose creations were exhibited at the contest "Astronomical photographer of the year" .
Every year, the Greenwich Royal Observatory conducts an astrophotography contest, which can involve photographers from around the world and any age category. The winner receives a prize, £ 10,000, and his works will be presented at the exhibition in the above-mentioned observatory.
The photos below are in the final. They were selected from 140 photographs:
1. "The Battle We Lost"
The stunning and at the same time sinister Milky Way hovered over a tiny radio telescope located on the territory of the National Astronomical Observatory of China, in the suburbs of China.
2. "Star loneliness"
This photo was taken at Snowdonia Park, in North Wales, in the middle of winter. It is interesting that the photographer, at an air temperature of -10 ° C, waited 15 hours for such beauty to appear in the sky.
3. "Polar Lights over Svea"
Admire only the purple and green glow emitted by the Northern Lights over the small town of Svea.
4. "The Magnificent Aurora"
This picture was taken by the amateur photographer Julia Zhulikova, who became the best astrophotographer in Murmansk. Look only at the mesmerizing circling of the northern lights against the background of snow-covered trees.
5. "Beautiful Tromsø"
In the picture - the northern lights above the harbor of the Norwegian city of Tromsø.
6. "A month on the rocks of Needles"
Despite the fact that only a thin crescent appeared in the sky, on the smooth surface of the Te-Solent strait we see a particle of sunlight.
7. "The Autumn Milky Way"
The photo shows the Milky Way Galaxy above the Sierra Nevada mountains in California.
8. "The Astronomical Nebula"
At a distance of 1467 light years from our planet in the constellation of Orion there is a nebula, mesmerizing with its beauty, named NGC 2023.
9. "Reflection"
The picture was taken in Norway, on Skagsanden beach. It depicts the reflection of the aurora in the wave ripples.
10. "The Last Hour"
There are no unnecessary words, descriptions. I want to just admire the photo, rejoicing at how beautiful this world is.