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01.10.2012 / 15:37

Beauty of Universe: Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2012 Winning Photos

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the photography contest Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012. The competition was held in the categories of ‘Earth and Space’, ‘Our Solar System’, ‘Deep Space’ and ‘Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year’, ‘Best Newcomer’, ‘People and Space’ and ‘Robotic Scope’.

Nasha Niva publishes the winning photos of the each category.

At the Royal Observatory's webpage you may see all winning and most commented photos of each category. If you are a real night sky lover, visit the contest's Flickr page where more than 9,000 photos sent for contest are collected.

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