Take a look through the incredible shots that make up this year’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist…
The Royal Museum Greenwich’s prestigious astro photography competition has seen another fantastic crop of entries, and will be announcing its winners in September of this year. We’ve managed to get a look at the images that have been shortlisted – from the Northern Lights to distant galaxies, it’s a wonderfully diverse selection of subjects and styles.
Just Missed the Bullseye © Scott Carnie-Bronca (Australia)
M8 Lagoon Nebula © Ivan Eder (Hungary)
South © Phil Hart (Australia)
Seven Magic Points © Rune Engebø (Norway)
Pickerings Triangle © Bob Franke (USA)
Wall of Plasma © Eric Toops (USA)
Above the World © Lee Cook (UK)
Aurora Bird © Jan R Olsen (Norway)
Moon Reflection © Rafael Defavari (Brazil)
King of the Planets © Damian Peach (UK)
Stars and Stripes © Brandon Yoshizawa (USA)
The Diamond Ring © Melanie Thorne (UK)
Parallel Mountains © Sean Goebel (USA)
Northern Lights over Jokulsarlon, Iceland © Giles Rocholl (UK)
Painted Hills © Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
ISS under Venus and the Moon © Philippe Jacquot (France)
Auroral Nuggets © Stephen Voss (New Zealand)
Just Missed the Bullseye © Scott Carnie-Bronca (Australia)
Crystal Brilliance © Tommy Richardsen (Norway)
Five Plus Two © Der Mits (Greece)
Frozen Giant © Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
Frozen Giant © Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
Celestial Veil © Yuyun Wang (Singapore)
A Fork, a Spoon and the Moon © Andrew Caldwell (New Zealand)
Alone © Lee Cook (UK)
Antarctic Space Station © Richard Inman (UK)
M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind © Leonardo Orazi (Italy)
Venus Rising © Ivan Slade (Australia)
The Joy of Seven Sisters © José Francisco Hernández Cabrera (Spain)
Between the Rocks © Rick Whitacre (USA)
The Disconnection Event © Michael Jäeger (Austria)
Rise Lunation © Katherine Young (Sweden)
Huge Filaprom © Gabriel Octavian Corban (Romania)
Head to rmg.co.uk if you’d like to find out more about the competition, and keep an eye out for the winners when they’re announced in September!
