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The star photographers who captured the night sky

By Jamie Condliffe

10 September 2010

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Blazing Bristlecone

(Image: Tom Lowe)

Gallery: The star photographers who captured the night sky

The competition to be Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010 was fierce. We reveal the shots that the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, deemed most stellar: capturing eclipses, the Northern Lights, the dim and distant Veil nebula, and more.

All winning images are on show at the Royal Observatory from today. The exhibition is free of charge and runs until February.

Gallery: The star photographers who captured the night sky

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