Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2016 Shortlist Pictures

Michael Jäeger


The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has been running for eight years now and yet every year we seem to find a set of pictures that still leave us breathless. The 2016 shortlist has been announced and true to form, this year’s collection of space pictures are utterly stunning.



From incredible nightscapes to vast nebulas this shortlist was compiled from a staggering 4500 entries taken by everyone from amateurs to professional photographers.
Thanks to the advancements in imaging technology and the reduction in costs more people than ever are pointing their lenses at the sky and capturing the astonishing universe that lies above us.
From capturing storms on the surface of Jupiter to the glowing tangle of filaments that make up Pickering’s Triangle, the evidence of a vast supernova explosion.
So without much further ado, here are the astonishing pictures in all their glory

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  14
  
  Stephen Voss
  Auroral Nuggets
  
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  13
  
  Richard Inman
  Antarctic Space Station
  
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  12
  
  Rick Whitacre
  Between the Rocks
  
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  11
  
  Tommy Richardson
  Crystal Brilliance
  
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  10
  
  Nicholas Roemmelt
  Frozen Giant
  
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  9
  
  Philippe Jacquot
  ISS under Venus and the Moon
  
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  8
  
  Ivan Eder
  M8 Lagoon Nebula
  
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  7
  
  Giles Rocholl
  The northern lights illuminate the lagoon at Jokulsarlon, Iceland photo tour, February 2016
  
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  6
  
  Sean Goebel
  Parallel Mountains
  
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  5
  
  Lee Cook
  Alone
  
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  4
  
  Katherine Young
  Rise Lunation
  
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  3
  
  Rune Engebø
  Seven Magic Points
  
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  2
  
  Melanie Thorne
  The Diamond Ring
  
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  1
  
  Michael Jäeger
  The Disconnection Eventhttp://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2016-shortlist-pictures_uk_57987a09e4b06d7c426e029f?utm_hp_ref=uk
  

Between the rocks
Alone
Diamond ring
(Names under each pic)

My three favourites, but they are all stunning.

eddie wrote:Between the rocks
Alone
Diamond ring
(Names under each pic)

My three favourites, but they are all stunning.

I wish I had a camera that good.

Is that a loaded comment or an actual comment Horatio? Cos I don't want to open up Photoshopgate!