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The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is now in its seventh year, and the 2015 winners have just been announced. The contest is run by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England and attracts tens of thousands of entries from around the world. A selection of stunning images will be on display in London until June 2015, and they offer a rare glimpse into the magnificence of our universe and Earth's role within it. Enjoy a selection of prize-winning and commended photos in this incredible collection. To see more incredible photos, visit the Royal Observatory's website, where you can also find past winners as well as information about the exhibition. |
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'Skyscapes' Category Winner: Eclipse Totality over Sassendalen by Luc Jamet |
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'Skyscapes' Category Runner-up - Sunderland Noctilucent Cloud Display by Matt Robinson |
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'Skyscapes' Category Highly Commended - River of Light by Martin Campbell |
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'Aurorae' Category Winner - Silk Skies by Jamen Percy |
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'Aurorae' Category Runner-up - April Aurora by Kolbein Svensson |
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'Aurorae' Category Highly Commended - Sumo Waggle Adventure by Arild Heitmann |
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'Galaxies' Category Winner - M33 Core by Michael Van Doorn |
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'Galaxies' Category Runner-up - The Antennae Galaxies - Extreme Deep Fields by Rolf Olsen |
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'Galaxies' Category Highly Commended - Cosmic Oasis by Marcus Davies |
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'Our Moon' Category Winner - Full Face of Our Moon by András Papp |
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'Our Moon' Category Runner-up - International Space Station Passes by the Moon by Daniel Fernández Caxete |
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'Our Moon' Category Highly Commended - A Tainted Eclipse by Phil Hart |
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'Our Sun' Category Winner - Huge Prominence Lift Off by Paolo Porcellana |
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'Our Sun' Category Runner-up - Totality Ends by David Wrangborg |
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'People & Space' Category Runner-up - Eternity and Astrophotographer by Yuri Zvezdny |
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'People & Space' Category Highly Commended - Interaction by Tommy Eliassen |
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'Planets, Comets and Asteroids' Category Winner - The Arrow Missed the Heart by Lefteris Velissaratos |
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'Planets, Comets & Asteroids' Category Runner-up - Saturn by András Papp |
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'Planets, Comets & Asteroids' Category Highly Commended - Mars Next to Moon by Eric Toops |
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'Stars & Nebulae' Category Winner - The Magnificent Omega Centauri by Ignacio Diaz Bobillo |
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'Stars & Nebulae' Category Joint Runner-up - Sirius 9798 by David Pye |
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'Stars & Nebulae' Category Joint Runner-up - Orion Mega Mosaic by Tom O'Donoghue and Olly Penrice |
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Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer - Orion DT by David Tolliday |
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'Young Photographer' Category Highly Commended - Total Solar Eclipse by Philippe Rowland (aged 7) |
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'Young Photographer' Category Highly Commended - Jupiter and Moons by Ethan Chappel (aged 15) |
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