Astronomy photography of the year: Royal Observatory reveals best space photos

Other winning photos included a panorama taken from the top of the mountain Offersøykammen, an adorable image of a man with his dog surrounded by Mars, Saturn and the Milky Way, and a beautiful sequence of images of Mars.

The Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in association with Insight Investment and BBC Sky at Night magazine.

In its eleventh year, the competition received a record number of over 4,600 entries from 90 countries around the world.

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