The Royal Observatory Greenwich has just revealed the winners of its annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, and every single one of them is majestic in its own right.
Aurorae: 'Aurora Is A Bird' By Alexander Stepanenko
Stars And Nebulae: 'Ngc 6164, The Blue Doily' By Josep Drudis
People And Space Winner: 'Ben, Floyd & The Core' By Ben Bush
Stars And Nebulae: 'Deep In The Heart Of Mordor - Ngc 7293' By Andrew Campbell
Our Sun Winner: 'A Little Fireworks' By Alan Friedman
Robotic Scope: 'Sh2-308 Dolphin Head' By Tian Lee
Skyscapes Highly Commended: 'Flower Power' By Brandon Yoshizawa
Stars And Nebulae: 'Depth And Height, Ngc 7822 Devil's Head Nebulae Complex' By László Bagi
Galaxies Highly Commended: 'Andromeda Galaxy' By Raul Villaverde Fraile
Skyscapes Winner: 'Across The Sky Of History' By Wang Zheng
Aurorae: 'To The Flying Aurora' By Zhijun Yan
Our Moon: 'Mineral Moon - Aristarchus Quadrangle' By Alain Paillou
Stars And Nebulae Runner-Up: 'A Horsehead Curtain Call' By Bob Franke
Aurorae: 'Aurora Outside The Tiny Cave' By Sutie Yang
Stars And Nebulae Winner: 'Statue Of Liberty Nebula' By Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
People And Space Runner-Up: 'Above The Tower' By Sam King
Stars And Nebulae Highly Commended: 'The Elegant Elephant's Trunk' By Lluís Romero Ventura
Skyscapes: 'Worimi' By Jay Evans
Skyscapes: 'Deadvlei' By Stefan Liebermann
Aurorae: 'Aurora Like Phoenix' By Wang Zheng
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer Joint: 'The Perseid Fireball 2018' By Zhengye Tang
Our Moon: 'Hubble Space Telescope Transits Across The Moon Between Lunar X And Lunar V' By Michael Marston
Our Moon: 'Sunlight Versus Earthshine' By László Francsics
Galaxies Runner-Up: 'Hydrogen Sculptures In The Large Magellanic Cloud' By Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
Our Sun Runner-Up: 'The Active Area Ar12714' By Gabriel Corban
Our Sun Highly Commended: 'The Sun - Atmospheric Detail' By Jason Guenzel
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize Fo
Stars And Nebulae: 'Fiery Lobster Nebula' By Suavi Lipinski
Skyscapes: 'Mars Above The Keck Lasers' By Sean Goebel
Planets, Comets And Asteroids Highly Commended: 'Black Saturn' By Martin Lewis
Skyscapes Runner-Up: 'Galactic Lighthouse' By Ruslan Merzlyakov
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer Joint: 'Bloodborne' By Keijo Laitala
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer Joint Winner: 'The Jewels Of Orion' By Ross Clark
Aurorae Winner: 'The Watcher' By Nicolai Brügger
Stars And Nebulae: 'The Running Man Nebula' By Steven Moh
Stars And Nebulae: 'Ngc 2070 - The Tarantula Nebula' By Thomas Klemmer
Stars And Nebulae: 'The Wolf Nebula: Sl-17' By Andrew Campbell
Young Highly Commended: 'M31 Andromeda Galaxy' By Tom Mogford
Stars And Nebulae: "Melotte 15 In Cassiopeia - The 'Heart Of The Heart'" By Steve Milne, Barry Wilson
Stars And Nebulae: 'Ngc 6543 - The Cat's Eye' By Jason Guenzel
Stars And Nebulae: 'Galactic Artery' By Raul Villaverde Fraile
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer Joint Winner: 'Sky And Ground, Stars And Sand' By Shuchang Dong
Our Moon: 'Halo' By Bernt Olsen
Our Sun: 'Silent Spring Sun' By Alan Friedman
People And Space: 'Road To Glory' By Nicolai Brügger
Skyscapes: 'Celestial Navigator' By Robin Stuart
Skyscapes: 'The Christmas Comet' By Tommy Eliassen
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize For Best Newcomer Joint: 'Eclipsed Moon Trail And Trees Covered With Snow' By Ximeng Deng
Our Moon Winner And Overall Winner: 'Into The Shadow' By László Francsics
Our Moon Highly Commended: 'Seven-Colour Feather Of The Moon' By Yiming Li
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