Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Astronomy Photographer of the Year

Young photographers

If you’re under 16, there’s a special competition category just for you. So if you think you’re the best young astro-photographer on the planet, enter Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year.

Introducing astrotags

We want to make a giant, zoomable photo-collage of the Universe – but we need your help… we need your ‘astrotags’. Find out what astrotags are, and how it’s easy to add them to your pictures, with our guide, Astrotags explained.

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Enter – it's free and easy!

First, add your photos to the Astronomy Photographer of the Year group on Flickr.

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Next we'll ask you to log in to Flickr and for permission to access your photos.

Enter photos

Entries close on Friday 16 July 2010.

About the Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcase

See highlights from the competition so far at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcase. Right now, you can view your astro photos in Google Sky, thanks to the amazing astrotagging robot. You can also find out about the history of astrophotography at Greenwich and catch up with the latest astrophoto blogs and podcasts.