The Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest is underway again at the Royal Museums Greenwich. You can check out some of the shortlisted finalists for yourself to see if your idea of a winning photo matches up with the judges.
Here is a little more background on the photo above from the photographer:
In the middle of the Namib Desert you can find an abandoned house and, right above it, the Milky Way rises. I put some lights in the house, set up my star tracker and seized the opportunity. Through a veil of clouds, halos around the stars created a dream-like effect. The sky was captured with a star tracker to lower the ISO.
Check out the rest of them on your own.
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