The never-ending expanse that is the universe surrounding our tiny planet is a truly gorgeous black canvas filled with sparkling bursts of light and color. Those who study everything that lies beyond the sky we can see are usually privy to stunning sights like lunar eclipses, rare movements of planets and stars, and even the natural phenomenons that occur just above our planet’s atmosphere, like thunderstorms and the Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights. To help share the beauty of space with the rest of us weighed down by gravity, Insight Investment conducts an annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich. When these brilliant photographers look into the stars, this is what they see. These winning photos of 2019, in all the different categories, will leave you open-mouthed in absolute awe!
© Nicolai Brügger, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© James Stone, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ruslan Merzlyakov, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Rolf Wahl Olsen, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ignacio Diaz Bobillo, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Raul Villaverde Fraile, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Alan Friedman, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Gabriel Corban, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Jason Guenzel, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ben Bush, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Sam King, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© James Stone, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Andy Casely, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Damian Peach, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Martin Lewis, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Wang Zheng, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ruslan Merzlyakov, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Brandon Yoshizawa, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ignacio Diaz Bobillo, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Bob Franke, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Lluís Romero Ventura, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Ross Clark, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Shuchang Dong, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Davy van der Hoeven, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Matúš Motlo, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Casper Kentish, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Thea Hutchinson, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Tom Mogford, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Yiming Li, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© Rafael Ruiz, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© László Francsics, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019
© László Francsics, Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, 2019