Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009
21 March 2009
The Royal Observatory of Greenwich is proud to present Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009 - a brand new, free competition and exhibition for everyone who loves the night sky.
There are three main competition categories. Judges will select one winner, one runner up and three highly commended entries from each, before deciding an overall winner to be crowned Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009. There is also a special competition category for under 16s: Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
The categories and prizes are:
Overall winner - Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009
Prize: £1000
Earth and Space
This is for photos that include landscape, people and other 'Earthly' things. Your picture should also include an astronomical subject - for example the stars, the Moon, or near-Earth phenomena such as aurora.
Winner: £250
Runner up: £100
Highly commended entries: £50
Our Solar System
This is for photos of our Sun and its family of planets, moons, asteroids and comets.
Winner: £250
Runner up: £100
Highly commended entries: £50
Deep Space
This is for photos of anything beyond our Solar System, including stars, nebulae and galaxies.
Winner: £250
Runner up: £100
Highly commended entries: £50
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year
This is the competition category for under 16s.
Winner: £250
Runner up: £100
Highly commended entries: £50
Enter, or just enjoy the gorgeous images from people from all over the world!
Source: Greenwich Observatory
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