Within the framework of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 competition, the jury selected over 30 of the best photographs taken around the world and in some way related to the cosmos. Winners in various nominations will be officially announced on September 15. The best photos of the Moon, planets of the Solar system, galaxies, the Sun and other space objects will be selected. In today's selection we suggest you get acquainted with the best of works.
"The competition is held by the Greenwich Observatory with the support of Insight Investment and BBC Sky for the past 8 years and collects many fans, enthusiasts and professionals from around the world who represent more than 4,500 of their amazing works," the organization said in a statement.
Sit back and enjoy the spectacle.
Royal Spoonbill on a background of almost full moon in the Hawkes Bay region. New Zealand. Photo: ANDREW CALDWELL
Photo taken in Sefton Bivuac, the oldest hut of the New Zealand National Park Mount Cook, and glances at the stars above the small village. Photo by LEE COOK
If you consider that the temperature here is approaching -15 degrees Celsius, then it's no surprise that the photographer who made this photo in Mount Cook National Park of New Zealand was there all alone. Photo by LEE COOK
Photo of the Arctic station Halley-6, located on the ice shelf of Brant. It is believed that this is the coldest place on planet Earth. Therefore, the space is considered by the European Space Agency to be most suitable for carrying out various experiments. Photo: RICHARD INMAN
A stunning view of the lights of the northern lights above the open waters near the village of Alderdalen. Norway. Photo by JAYN R. OLSEN
An incredible photograph of the northern lights, made on New Year's Eve 2016 next to the Nugget Point lighthouse in New Zealand. Photo by: STEPHEN VOSS
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, stretched along the night sky. Picture taken in Pfeiffer Beach. California. Photo: RICK WHITACRE
The natural light of the Milky Way fights artificial "light pollution" over the fishing village of Batu Pahat in Malaysia. Bioluminescence can also be observed in the lower right part of the picture. Photo by YUYUN WANG
Stunning halo of the moon in the night sky of Norway. It is often called the lunar ring, or the winter halo. This optical phenomenon is created when the moon's light is reflected in an infinite array of ice crystals in the atmosphere. Photo by TOMMY RICHARDSEN
A very rare opportunity to look at 5 planets in one picture - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter - lined up in the night sky over the Alps. Photo: DER MITS
Meteor shower Perseids in the early morning sky, captured August 13, 2015 over the mountain Shasta in California. The composition can count about 65 meteors caught in the photographer's lens in the interval 0:30 at night and 4:30 in the morning. Photo: BRAD GOLDPAINT
Another shot of our stunning Milky Way over the mountain range in north-eastern Italy. Photo: NICHOLAS ROEMMELT
Photo of the solar emission. Very often it looks like wriggling thread. Scientists have calculated that the length of such a thread often reaches a size similar to 150 lined up in a row of "Earths". Photo by: GABRIEL OCTAVIAN CORBAN
Photo taken at Mount Semnoz near the city of Annecy, France. On it you can see the flight of the ISS, as well as Venus and the Moon. Photo: PHILIPPE JACQUOT
Another photo of the ISS with a long exposure against the background of the silhouettes of the stars. Made in South Australia. Photo: SCOTT CARNIE-BRONCA
The formation of new stars in the galaxy, a region called M8, also called the Lagoon Nebula and located about 5000 light years from us. Photo: IVAN EDER
Approximately 12 million light years from our planet is the galaxy M82, also known as the Cigar galaxy. The red gas emerging from it is considered by scientists of the most similar environment with the early Universe, where active formation of new stars takes place. Photo by: LEONARDO ORAZI
The beauty of the light of the moon, illuminating the night sky and reflected in the waters of Paraty Bay in Brazil. Photo: RAFAEL DEFAVARI
Aurora borealis in the night sky of the ice lagoon of Yokulsaurloon on the night of Valentine's Day 2016. Iceland. Photo by GILES ROCHOLL
A photo of the light of the Milky Way, almost untouched by artificial "light pollution", made in Oregon, USA. Photo: NICHOLAS ROEMMELT
The shadow of Mount Mauna Kea, the highest geographical point of Hawaii, reflected in the atmosphere and illuminated by the rising Sun. Photo by: SEAN GOEBEL
A photograph of the Pickering Triangle, which is part of the Loop Nebula. It is one of the proofs of what happened here about 8000 thousand years of the supernova explosion. Photo by: BOB FRANKE
Often undeservedly devoid of attention ripples and distortions of the rising moon. Here our natural satellite is photographed with 98% coverage. Photo: KATHERINE YOUNG
Sculpture "Seven Magic Points" in Norway against a background of stunning northern lights. Photo: RUNE ENGEBØ
The constellation Southern Cross, which is part of the Milky Way and visible in the southern part of the sky, illuminates the Buckland Lane road in Victoria, Nova Scotia. PHIL HART photo
Ancient petroglyphs in the Eastern Sierra (California, USA) against the background of bright night stars. Photo: BRANDON YOSHIZAWA
The moment of a total solar eclipse on March 9, 2016 over Indonesia. Photo: MELANIE THORNE
Comet Lovejoy, rushing through the night sky and fluffing his stunning tail. The photo shows the beginning of the moment when the comet's tail begins to decrease. Photo: MICHAEL JÄEGER
Another photo of comet Lovejoy, hurrying through the darkness of the solar system and passing through the star cluster of Seven Sisters. These stars glow blue, because they have an incredibly high temperature. Thanks to this, this star cluster is very easy to find in the night sky with the naked eye. Photo by: JOSÉ FRANCISCO HERNÁNDEZ CABRERA
A rare event. Venus, Mercury and the Milky Way, lined up in February 2016 before sunrise and lighting the beach of Turimetta Beach, Australia. Photo: IVAN SLADE
A photo of a prominence emerging from the surface of the Sun. This "wall of plasma" is three times the height of our Earth in height. Photo: ERIC TOOPS
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