The Royal Observatory in Greenwich has announced its shortlist for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

This year’s competition was the biggest yet. With judges from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich going through 4,500 entries submitted by amateurs and professionals from over 80 countries.

The winners of the competition’s nine categories will be announced on September 15, 2016, and the winning images will be put on display in a free exhibition at the Observatory’s Astronomy Center.

Photographer: Rick Whitacre (USA)
Photographer: Rick Whitacre (USA)
Photographer: Andrew Caldwell (New Zealand)
Photographer: Andrew Caldwell (New Zealand)
Photographer: Yuyun Wang (Singapore)
Photographer: Yuyun Wang (Singapore)
Photographer: Jan R Olsen (Norway)
Photographer: Jan R Olsen (Norway)
Photographer: Brad Goldpaint (USA)
Photographer: Brad Goldpaint (USA)
Photographer: Gabriel Octavian Corban (Romania)
Photographer: Gabriel Octavian Corban (Romania)
Photographer: Michael Jäeger (Austria)
Photographer: Michael Jäeger (Austria)
Photographer: Lee Cook (UK)
Photographer: Lee Cook (UK)
Photographer: Der Mits (Greece)
Photographer: Der Mits (Greece)
Photographer: Philippe Jacquot (France)
Photographer: Philippe Jacquot (France)

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Photographer: Rafael Defavari (Brazil)
Photographer: Rafael Defavari (Brazil)
Photographer: Eric Toops (USA)
Photographer: Eric Toops (USA)
Photographer: Scott Carnie-Bronca (Australia)
Photographer: Scott Carnie-Bronca (Australia)
Photographer: Melanie Thorne (UK)
Photographer: Melanie Thorne (UK)
Photographer: Ivan Eder (Hungary)
Photographer: Ivan Eder (Hungary)
Photographer: Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
Photographer: Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
Photographer: Richard Inman (UK)
Photographer: Richard Inman (UK)
Photographer: Leonardo Orazi (Italy)
Photographer: Leonardo Orazi (Italy)
Photographer: Damian Peach (UK)
Photographer: Damian Peach (UK)
Photographer: Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)
Photographer: Nicholas Roemmelt (Germany)

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Photographer: Tommy Richardsen (Norway)
Photographer: Tommy Richardsen (Norway)
Photographer: Sean Goebel (USA)
Photographer: Sean Goebel (USA)
Photographer: Lee Cook (UK)
Photographer: Lee Cook (UK)
Photographer: José Francisco Hernández Cabrera (Spain)
Photographer: José Francisco Hernández Cabrera (Spain)
Photographer: Ivan Slade (Australia)
Photographer: Ivan Slade (Australia)

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Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.
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