Shooting Stars
12 September
Here’s something different to do this weekend: The Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition has just opened at the Royal Observatory and it’s free to go in. The competition started last year during the International Year of Astronomy and was so popular that the organizers and sponsors decided to do it all again this year. With everything from vast nebulae and distant galaxies to an evening’s star gazing by the camp fire, the exhibition reflects our enduring fascination with the night sky. The competition saw back-garden enthusiasts pit themselves against professional photographers in locations as diverse as
You can see all the winning images in the six categories here or you can take a look at every one of the pictures entered in the competition on the Flickr Astronomy Photographer of the Year page here. They are, of course, completely out of this world. By the way, if you’re inspired to go out shooting stars yourself there are stacks of tips on how to do it on the Royal Observatory website. Tom Lowe was the overall winner of the competition with the fabulously named Blazing Bristlecone, below. Next year, it could be you.
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