ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2014
2014-10-13This year the Royal Observatory’s annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition received a record 1700 entries. They had images from astrophotographers in over 50 countries from as far afield as Colombia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines. For the first time they even received a photograph taken from the edge of space! The photographs show a beautiful and diverse array of astronomical highlights from the last two years.
With the help from BBC Sky at Night Magazine and Flickr, the Royal Observatory asked the public to submit photographs in the categories of Earth and Space, Our Solar System, Deep Space and Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year. They also award three special prizes: one for photographs depicting People and Space, one for photographs taken using a Robotic Scope and one for newcomers to astrophotography, the Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer.
Opposite – Aurora over a Glacier Lagoon, James Woodend, 2014
Exhibition runs through to February 22nd, 2015
Royal Observatory
Blackheath Ave
Greenwich
SE10 9NF
