10 spectacular photos from 2024 'Milky Way Photographer of the Year'

Clarence Ford speaks with Barbara Friedman about this and other stories trending online.

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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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