10 spectacular photos from 2024 'Milky Way Photographer of the Year'
The Milky Way Photographer of the Year images are breathtaking.
FILE: Early season image of the milky way - the closest dark site to Los Angeles, CA. Picture: Benjamin Inouye via Wikimedia Commons
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Travel photography website Capture the Atlas has revealed the winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year competition.
This competition gives astrophotographers from across the globe an opportunity to highlight some of the most beautiful views of their travels and the universe.
Over 5000 pictures were submitted to the competition, taken in 15 different countries.
“It is in all sorts of nooks and crannies of the planet.”
– Barbara Friedman
Below are ten top images; they are quite literally out of this world.
Lightning Lake by Tom Rae
The Lions Den by Lorenzo Ranieri Tenti
Blue Lagoon Under the Stars by Yuri Beletsky
Atmospheric Fireworks by Julien Looten
Bluff Hut by Rachel Roberts
Desert Bloom by Marcin Zajac
Caradhras – Milky Way Arch Above Vrsic Pass by Matej Mlakar
Blooming Bottle Tree by Rositsa Dimitrova
Mungo Dreamtime by John Rutter
The Vanity of Life by Mihail Minkov
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