This past year, we’ve been blessed with a heavenly host of celestial phenomena, and the entrants of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest have captured stunning images of many of them. Administered by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the competition rewards the best photographers in nine different categories—from skyscapes to deep-space objects.
Below are just a slice of the entries shortlisted to win (out of the nearly 4,000 entries received). The winners will be announced on September 17th.
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Lead image: Gum 37: The Southern Tadpoles (or ‘Teapot Nebula’) © Ani Shastry