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Stunning Astronomy Photos Shine in Global Competition

9/14/2025

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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich announced winners of the 17th Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, featuring 5,880 entries from 68 countries.
Overall winners Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu captured the Andromeda Galaxy.
Tom Rey won the “Sky Landscapes” category for a Milky Way photo in New Zealand.
Other winners included James Sinclair (Our Sun), Marcella Giulia Pace (Our Moon), and Kavan Chay (Auroras).
The Sir Patrick Moore Award for newcomers went to Yurui Gong and Xizhen Ruan for a meteor photo, with all winning images displayed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

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The Royal Observatory in Greenwich announced winners of the 17th Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition, featuring 5,880 entries from 68 countries.
Overall winners Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu captured the Andromeda Galaxy.
Tom Rey won the “Sky Landscapes” category for a Milky Way photo in New Zealand.
Other winners included James Sinclair (Our Sun), Marcella Giulia Pace (Our Moon), and Kavan Chay (Auroras).
The Sir Patrick Moore Award for newcomers went to Yurui Gong and Xizhen Ruan for a meteor photo, with all winning images displayed at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.