This year the Royal Observatory’s annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014 competition received a record 1700 entries.
These are the winners of the Royal Observatory Astronomy Photographer of the Year:
Above: Earth and Space. Category winner: Aurora over a Glacier Lagoon by James Woodend, UK. Click to enlarge
Our Solar System. Category winner: Ripples in a Pond by Alexandra Hart, UK
Deep Space. Category winner: Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) by Bill Snyder, USA
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Category winner: The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) by Shishir and Shashank Dholakia, USA, aged 15
Robotic Scope. Category winner: NGC 3718 by Mark Hanson, USA
People and Space: winner. Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2 by Eugen Kamenew, Germany
The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer. Category winner: Coastal Stairways by Chris Murphy, New Zealand
Earth and Space. Runner up. Wind Farm Star Trails by Matt James, Australia
Earth and Space. Highly commended. Venus – Lunar Occultation by O Chul Kwon, South Korea
Earth and Space. Highly commended. , USA
source Royal Observatory’s annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year
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