The judges have chosen their winners, but now it's your turn to pick your favourite.
See the images shortlisted for the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026's People's Choice Award and cast your vote in the gallery below.
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Stable Auroral Red Over Lavaredo
© Stefano Pellegrini
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Fairyland
© Uroš Fink
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Te Hoho Rock Moonrise
© Evan McKay
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Supermoon Path Over Paris at Sunset
© Martin Giraud
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NGC 1398: A Double Ring Galaxy
© Kevin Morefield
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Shadow Moon
© Richard Addis
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Vortex
© Jennifer Rogers
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The Door
© Alejandro Garcia Bernardo
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A Comet in Jail
© Donato Lioce
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The Savanna Tree
© Rafael Schmall
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Divinity
© Kavan Chay
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Setsu-getsu-ka
© Takanobu Kurosaki
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Shadows and Starlight
© Rod Prazeres
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Night Cave
© Juan López
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Colourful Aurora and Waterfall
© Yifan Cao
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NGC 6888: Widefield of the Crescent Nebula
© Yannick Akar
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The Ethereal Fornax Dwarf Galaxy
© Charles Pevsner
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Swan Meets Eagle
© Lionel Majzik
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A Sphere of Opposites
© Shamiqh Gajdhar
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Capella Canine
© Julian Zoller
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