Explore all the winning and shortlisted images from the world's biggest space photography competition

Astronomy Photographer of the Year galleries

Explore all the winning and shortlisted images from the world's biggest space photography competition

A sequence of telescope images stacked together to show the progression of a solar eclipse. A black semi-circle is visible on the left, with bands of yellow marking the changing amount of light as the Moon passes in front of the Sun

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 winners

The winning images in the world's biggest space photography competition have been revealed
Red, green and purple aurorae stretch above a mountain

People's Choice Award 2024 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Who is YOUR Astronomy Photographer of the Year? See who won the public vote and was voted People's Choice Award winner 2024
A swirling red and blue supernova

Stars and Nebulae 2024 – Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Stars and Nebulae category
Pink Aurora Australis over mountains

Aurorae 2024 – Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Aurorae category
Rugged peaks of the Tasman Valley framed by hydrogen clouds

Skyscapes 2024 – Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Skyscapes category
Colour mapped image of Earth

Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation 2024 – Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Annie Maunder Prize for Image Innovation category
Telescope photograph of the Dolphin Head Nebula, showing a hazy blue dolphin-shaped cloud of gas against a inky black background

Best Newcomer 2024 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Best Newcomer category
Image of a very dark starry sky with hundreds of stars in a range of sizes and colours including orange, blue and white. At the centre of the image is a round cloud of white dust which is slightly translucent. At the centre of the orb is a yellow/brown core which is a vertical wavy shape. In the upper right of the image is a streak of thick red clouds of gas

Galaxies 2024 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Galaxies category
Image of the California nebula, a curved cloud shape coloured in light pinks in the middle and darker pinks on the outer parts. There are hundreds of stars in the sky, which is black around the nebula

Young Competition 2024 - Astronomy Photographer of the Year

See the stunning winning and shortlisted images in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 Young Competition
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