Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012

[Evil Eye]

Fireflies dancing beneath the stars, the last transit of Venus for 105 years and giant swirling galaxies deep in space. The 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has produced some awe-inspiring images.



Take a journey through the night sky with two of the nine judges - Chris Lintott who is best known as co-presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, and Olivia Johnson from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

Video: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19637073

Site: http://www.rmg.co.uk/visit/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year/2012-winners/

First place: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/7400311000_4da68b1022_k.jpg

Second place: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5244/5338151979_19b3f5cd9c_o.jpg







Space is awesome.

 

[Jazzy]

Beautiful! I, also, like the second place photo better than the first place one.

 

[Evil Eye]

Awesome. I like the 2nd place photo better than the 1st place photo.

Same, ah well, maybe they had a reason

 

[Raven]

I personally like the second place photo better. But then I am a landscape photograher - well amateur.