Aurora Australis from Beerbarrel Beach

Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Insight Investment, the competition receives entries from photographers all around the world. It annually showcases the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers.

Here, a brightly coloured display of the Aurora Australis or Southern Lights beams high into the night sky on the east coast of Tasmania. Deserted beaches and minimal light pollution make Tasmania an awesome place to photograph the night sky, even more so when the aurora comes out to play. The Large Magellanic Cloud appears at the top centre of the image.

James Stone
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