The best astronomical photos of 2018

The prestigious international competition "Astronomy Photographer of the Year", Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the Royal Greenwich Observatory has been conducting for 10 years in a row. This year, more than 4,000 amateur and professional photographers from 91 countries of the world became its participants. It was not easy to choose the winner who won the main prize - £ 10,000 - amid such an abundance of talented work. However, in the end, the jury came to the conclusion that they should become an American photographer Brad Goldpoint.

His breathtaking Soul Moving photo, presented in the People and Space category, shows the red rocks of Moab, above which the Milky Way, the Moon and the Andromeda galaxy shine in all its glory, and on the left you can see the silhouette of a photographer taking this shot.

Nicolas Lefadou (France) and his photo, taken in Finland, "At Aurora Speed".

Stephen More (Australia), and his picture "The Mysterious Galaxy NGC 3521."

Jordi Delpix Borrell (Spain) created an inverted telescopic image of the lunar landscape, highlighting on it the boundaries between the Sea of ​​Clarity and the Sea of ​​Tranquility.

Nicolas Léfadoux (France) and his fantastic eclipse of the solar eclipse "King of the Sun, Little King and God of War".

Martin Lewis (UK) and his infrared image "The Grace of Venus."

Ferenc Shemar (Hungary). His photo "The Unfettering Star" depicts a circumpolar star Alamak.

Mario Cogo (Italy) with a photograph of the NGC 6726-27-29 nebula called "The Dust Complex of the Southern Crown".

Tianhong Li (China) - "Galactic Encore."

Damian Persic (Great Britain) captured the rare painting "The meeting of two comets with the Pleiades."

Fabian Dalpias (Italy). The picture, entitled "Great Autumn Morning," was taken by a 15-year-old photographer before studying.

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