…And the winner is Luc Jamet for this stunning photograph of totality from Sassendalen!
The Royal Observatory Greenwich just tweeted out a list of winners and runners up, one of whom we interviewed earlier today. Just scroll through these images and feel inspired – you’ll be seeing a lot more of them in the press over the next couple of days.
Around 10,000,000 stars are grouped in sphere 150 light years across. Winning pic of Omega Centauri #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/Wbo2AmFo4m
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
A team effort & 400+ hours of exposures from two different countries created this Joint Runner-Up #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/txVtD82kgt
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
By moving his camera, Joint Runner-Up David shows Sirius changing colour in Stars & Nebulae #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/7TsNioFCGV
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Using 3 takes, Luc's shot of the 2015 eclipse over Svalbard is Winner of @InsightInvestIM Skyscapes #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/bJuYQGdvfe
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Matt's 1st ever attempt at astrophotography earns him Runner-Up for @InsightInvestIM Skyscapes #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/dq3PGNQ3YE
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Martin went nearly 3000M above sea level to get this Highly Commended @InsightInvestIM Skyscapes pic #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/mwGbUXoZim
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
A chance alignment places a comet just below famous Heart Nebula. Winner Planets, Comets & Asteroids #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/XWsq6uN6Lo
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Overcoming spider related malfunctions and needing to write his own IRIS script, András is Runner-UP #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/KukVl8khPW
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Beautiful composition in this Mars-Moon conjunction gets Eric Highly Commended #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/M0koapIkHm
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
This beautiful winning pic is an imaginative interpretation of the People & Space theme #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/r8FucCbP47
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
The connection between earthly & heavenly, between eternal & instantaneous, is framed in Runner-Up #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/mFLb7nLd6y
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Like a poster for a sci-fi film Tommy looks like he's about to enter another world. Highly Commended #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/6CKDII6u3o
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
This huge prominence reached over 700,000km and wins Paolo #astrophoto2015 Our Sun pic.twitter.com/00P2KFmcNU
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Taken just after totality above Svalbard, the sun is emerging after a two minute eclipse. Runner-Up #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/SRy7lHVDnM
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Chris shunned expensive equipment in favour of a simple pinhole camera. Highly Commended, Our Sun #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/j9QPU8x8gQ
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
András set out on a project to capture the whole face of the moon and became the Winner, Our Moon #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/QzdoU2wWVZ
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Like a sci-fi epic, shot of @Space_Station crossing the surface of the moon is Runner-Up, Our Moon #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/lKdqpK511y
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Not the shot he wanted after a mishap with a mask, but still won Highly Commended, Our Moon #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/9adsfkQNxJ
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
In Holland this view of M33, Triangulum Galaxy, is only possible every few years. Winner Galaxies #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/M07KIrMaTB
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
75 hours exposure created this amazing pic of the Antennae Galaxies. Runner-Up, Galaxies #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/OwrjUdytrN
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Spiral galaxy in constellation of Sculptor 12,000,000 light years away is Highly Commended, Galaxies #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/BfS3OM2ieV
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
After waiting hours for the aurora, Jamen gave up – then got this winning shot walking home! Aurorae #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/tsVStJQanO
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
An absolutely stunning picture, full of colour, Kolbein comes Runner-Up, Aurorae #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/nacxxkFfiO
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Spending over 2 hours at -15 degrees in a slow moving river, Arild earned Highly Commended, Aurorae #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/joHDQmbQYJ
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
The colour of Comet Lovejoy comes across beautifully in this Winner, Young #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/7qnYF6DneF
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Ethan (15) used 16 frames to capture his pic showing half of the moon. Runner-Up, Young #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/cZXYGwqSfi
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
Ethan (15) took this fab shot of Jupiter, including the red spot & 3 moons. Highly Commended, Young #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/lTAxjoJAil
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
A long exposure and great composition earns Scott (13) Highly Commended, Young #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/LqHlNZhNpY
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
This amazing shot was taken at 37,000 feet by a 7 year old on an iPad mini! Highly Commended, Young #astrophoto2015 pic.twitter.com/FilGYxYAT6
— Royal Observatory Greenwich (@ROGAstronomers) September 17, 2015
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