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Winner of Young Photogapher (Under 15): Lunar Reversal, Brendan Devine
A truly innovative, high-contrast image of the Moon that's been inverted to bring out the intricate details of the rugged, lunar landscape that we often miss in more traditional shots of our natural satellite.
Winner of Best Newcomer: Large Magellanic Cloud, Carlos Fairbairn
A gorgeous images of the Milky Way's satellite galaxy and close neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Winner of Robotic Scope: Iridis, Robert Smith
This composite image compares the slitless spectroscopy of two planetary nebulae—the Cat's Eye Nebula at the top, and the Ring Nebula below.
Runner Up, Our Sun: Sun Flower Corona, Catalin Beldea and Alson Wong
A composite of 12 images taken during the total solar eclipse on March 9, 2016 from Tidore Island in Eastern Indonesia.
Runner Up, Aurorae: Black and White Aurora, Kolbein Svensson
An unconventional view of the aurora, simply in black and white. The removal of the vivid colors so commonly associated with the Northern Lights brings out the fluidity of the aurora and the stark contrast it forms against the night sky.
Runner Up, Galaxies: Towards the Small Magellanic Cloud, Ignacio Diaz Bobillo
The Small Magellanic Cloud is seen on the left hand side of the image in a flurry of blues and pinks that illustrate the several hundred million stars contained within the dwarf galaxy. The globular cluster, 47 Tucanae, is seen glowing a vibrant orange, in the upper right corner of the photograph.
Runner Up, Our Moon: Rise Lunation, Katherine Young
This shot of the moon, captured at 98 percent illumination, looks like it comes from a Pink Floyd album cover.
Runner Up, Planets, Comets & Asteroids: Comet Catalina, Gerald Rhemann
Comet Catalina leaves a dust trail in its wake. A second tail of ionized gas emanates from its luminous blue coma, fades into the darkness.
Runner Up, Skyscape: Silent Waves of the Sky: Noctilucent Clouds, Mikko Silvola
A close up view of of noctilucent clouds formed in the skies over Finland. Also known as night clouds, they're composed of crystals of water ice and are the highest clouds in Earth's atmosphere, but they can only be viewed when the sun is below the horizon but they are still in the sunlight.
Runner Up, Stars & Nebulae: Perseus Molecular Cloud, Pavel Pech
The Perseus Molecular Cloud lies 600 light years from our planet, and it's home to a large number of deep sky objects, the most famous of which is NGC1333 in the top right part of the image, radiating a vivid blue.
Runner Up, Young Photographer: What the City Does Not Show You, Jasmin Villalobos
A man stands on a hill on Canyon Lake, Arizona, silhouetted against a night sky that fades from the moody, blue light pollution seen on the right hand side to the darkness that hangs over the desert.
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