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Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition Now Open for 2013
Winning photograph in the Earth and Space category in the 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Competition, ‘Star Icefall’ by Masahiro Miyasaka (Japan).
It’s back! The 2013 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is now open and accepting submissions. This is the fifth year of the competition, which is sponsored by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Sky at Night Magazine, and every year it produces some of the most beautiful and spectacular visions of the cosmos, whether they are striking pictures of vast galaxies millions of light years away, or dramatic images of the night sky taken much closer to home.
“Every year brings something new to see in the sky and the arrival in March of the predicted Comet C/2011 PANSTARRS will hopefully inspire some memorable pictures in this year’s competition,” said Dr. Marek Kukula, Public Astronomer at the ROG and judge in the competition. “It will be great to see even more entries from talented young photographers and newcomers to astrophotography who prove year after year that all you need to do is pick up a camera.”
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