These Are The Most Spectacular Astronomy Photos This Year

Here are the top photos from Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 competition and these images are truly spectacular.

The competition, which is now in its 9th year, is directed by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK. This year's competition got almost 4,000 entries from both amateur and professional photographers. The photos range from beautiful snaps of the Northern Lights to amazing time-lapse photos of the Jellyfish Nebula.

Below are some of our choices from the shortlisted photographs.  
Reflection by Beate Behnke (Germany), shows the Aurora Borealis being reflected off the water in Skagsanden.

A Battle We Are Losing by Haitong Yu - Beijing, China, March 2, 2017
NGC 2023 by Warren Keller (USA) - Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, near La Serena, Chile, January 2, 2016
An Icy Moonscape © Kris Williams (UK), taken Snowdonia National Park, Conwy, UK, December 3, 2016
Eastern Prominence © Paul Andrew (UK) - taken in Dover, Kent, UK, August 29, 2016
Auroral Crown by Yulia Zhulikova - Murmansk, Russia, January 3, 2017
The Lost Hour by Andrew Whyte (UK) - taken Titchfield, Hampshire, UK, March 26, 2017
Mr Big Dipper by Nicholas Roemmelt (Denmark), - Engadin, Graubünden, Switzerland, December 29, 2016
Sh2-249 Jellyfish Nebula by Chris Heapy (UK) - Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK, November 29, 2016



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