The Royal Observatory Greenwich is proud to present the winning images of Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012. This free exhibition showcases some incredible images of the sky, ranging from within our solar system to far into deep space.
The transit of Venus, comets, nebulae, aurorae and more can be found in the images on display. Winning entries have come from all around the world in another record-breaking year, with more images entered than ever before.
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Past winners
Congratulations to all our winners in 2012! It’s been another amazing year for the competition and exhibition. Now in its fourth year, Astronomy Photographer of the Year has a fantastic history of showcasing some of the best astrophotography from all around the world. Have a look at some of our winners in previous years:
- 2011 winners
- 2010 winners
- 2009 winners
What's your favourite photo?
Take a look at our Flickr group to see all this year’s amazing competition entries. Look out for those with a machine tag of competition:astrophoto=12. Which are your favourites?
Introducing astrotags
Help us map the night sky by adding your photo to a vast catalogue of images from amateur and professional astronomy photographers alike. Find out more with Astrotags explained.
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Chris: the transit of Venus
This short film follows Chris Warren from Edinburgh, UK, winner of Our Solar System category for 2012.
Jacob: the limitless sky
This short film follows Jacob Marchio from Alabama, USA was highly commended for Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year category for 2012.
Graham: a moment in time
This short film follows Graham Relf from Whitley Bay, UK, highly commended for Our Solar System category 2012.
Take home the best of Astronomy Photographer of the Year
For the first time the best photographs of the past four years of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have been complied into an exclusive book! Order yours now from our shops at shop.rmg.co.uk. Royal Museums Greenwich Members receive 10% off items in all our shops.
We also have a selection of specially commissioned merchandise featuring some of the winning images.