Spectacular Space Views From The Winners Of The 2014 Astronomy Photographer of the Year

First Posted: Nov 03, 2014 02:52 PM EST
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The Royal Observatory Greenwich and BBC's Sky at Night magazine hold a contest each year for the most amazing astronomy photos. British photographer James Woodend beat out thousands of amateur photographers from around the world with his incredible work. His image was also shown in the exhibition of winning photographs opening at the Royal Observatory Greenwich on Sept. 18, 2014.

The judges were mesmerized by Woodend's shot portraying a vivid green aurora dancing across the Icelandic night sky and reflected symmetrically in the glacial Jökulsarlon lagoon of Vatnajökull National Park.

(Photo: A vivid aurora over Iceland's Vatnajokull national park. © James Woodend (U.K.))

This Earth & Space photo by O Chul Kwon of South Korea was highly commended in the competition. The photograph shows what happens when the moon and Venus appear to occupy the same position in the sky.
(Photo: Time-lapse image over Mount Hambaek © O Chul Kwoon (South Korea)) 

The Horsehead Nebula by Bill Snyder snagged the winner for Deep Space category--one of the most photographed objects of the sky. (Photo: The Horsehead Nebula. © Bill Snyder (USA))

Matt James of Australia submitted a photo of star trails over the Capital Wind Farm on the shore of Lake George, near the town of Bungendore in Australia.  (Photo: Wind Farm black-and-white image. © Matt James (Australia))

Mark Hanson won the category Robotic Space for his deep image of NGC 3718, taken from the DOC Greiner Research Observatory (DGRO).  (Photo: Deep image of NGC 3718 © Mark Hanson (USA)) 

Check out more amazing pictures, here. Or perhaps you're interested in entering the contest yourself? Click here for more information about next year's. 

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