Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 – Page 2

Antarctic Space Station by Richard Inman

8 September 2016 Astronomy Now

A view of the Halley 6 Research Station situated on the Brunt Ice Shelf, Antarctica, which is believed to be the closest thing you can get to living in space without leaving Earth, making it perfect to be used for research by the European Space Agency.

The Disconnection Event by Michael Jäeger

31 August 2016 Astronomy Now

Comet Lovejoy soars through the night sky in a green haze with an ion tail in its wake. This image shows Lovejoy appearing to lose its tail on 21 January 2015.

Seven Magic Points by Rune Engebø

30 August 2016 Astronomy Now

The rusty red swirls of the circular, iron sculpture Seven Magic Points in Brattebergan, Norway mirror the rippling aurora above.

Wall of Plasma by Eric Toops

29 August 2016 Astronomy Now

A searing solar prominence extends outwards from the surface of the Sun. The ‘wall of plasma’ is the height of three times the Earth’s diameter.

M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind by Leonardo Orazi

28 August 2016 Astronomy Now

About 12 million light years away from our planet, lays the starburst galaxy M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. In a show of radiant red, the superwind bursts out from the galaxy where a plethora of stars are forming.

Flash Point by Brad Goldpaint

27 August 2016 Astronomy Now

The Perseid meteor shower shoots across the sky in the early hours of 13 August 2015, appearing to cascade from Mount Shasta in California, USA. The composite image features roughly 65 meteors.

Frozen Giant by Nicholas Roemmelt

26 August 2016 Astronomy Now

The celestial curve of the Milky Way joins with the light of a stargazer’s headlamp to form a monumental arch over the Cimon della Pella in the heart of the Dolomites mountain range in northeastern Italy.

Astronomy Photographer of the Year judges explain how to get involved in astrophotography

26 August 2016 Astronomy Now

Get expert advice on how to take up astrophotography from the judges of the Royal Observatory Greenwich Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

Lagoon Nebula by Ivan Eder

26 August 2016 Astronomy Now

New stars are formed in the undulating clouds of M8, also commonly referred to as the Lagoon Nebula. This image by Ivan Eder is one of the shortlisted images in this year’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.