In his 1999 book Stardust, British author Neil Gaiman wonders if “we’re human because we look at the stars, or do we look at the stars because we’re human?”. The night sky has always fascinated us and drawn our gaze upwards – so it’s no surprise that it’s the subject of a photography competition organised by the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.

The Insight Investment’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has just recently announced the winners of their 2018 edition in all of their twelve categories. The award-winning photos can all be found in an exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, but you can see some highlights of this year’s winners in the gallery down below.

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Colourful setting sun at Wells-Next-the-sea on the North Norfolk coast.  Image shows people walking along the waters edge of an incoming tide starting to cover up the beach with the beach huts and forest in the background.
Colourful setting sun at Wells-Next-the-sea on the North Norfolk coast. Image shows people walking along the waters edge of an incoming tide starting to cover up the beach with the beach huts and forest in the background.

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