The winner of the contest Astronomy Photographer

Distant stars and planets, fiery sun and the beautiful aurora borealis. Annually photographers all over the world tend to capture the beauty of nature and the cosmos. And I think we have a winner!

Declared the new winner of the annual competition astrophotography. They Luc Jamet of France, who won the snowy plains of Norway, to take a picture of the sun eclipse.

On victorious pictures you can see the horizon ice from the mountain tops, black dot moon eclipsed the sun, and Venus - a tiny speck on the horizon. Jamet for your image using Canon EOS 7D.

Every year, amateurs and professionals from all over the world take part in the competition Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. Of course, the winning pictures are incredible. Besides pictures Luc Jamet, the highest prize awarded, and other works. Among them - the image of a flaming sun, the dance of distant stars, comets flying and bright aurora borealis. The competition jury assessed the pictures in each category: for example, "Galaxy", "Northern Lights", "Sun", "Stars" and "Nebula".

Jamet received the award thanks to the incredible depth and soundness of the picture. Melanie Vanderbruk, the jury, described his picture: "The Delicate disk of the sun perfectly delineated sky, and you almost feel the cold, frosty breath of the Arctic. Virgin snow, because nobody stepped on his expanse. Almost a fantastic landscape that we could see on the other uncharted planet. "

Organizer of the exhibition - the Greenwich Royal Observatory. All winning entries will be showcased at the exhibition, which runs until June 26, 2016. If you can not see - you have the opportunity to purchase a book with pictures or look at pictures Online contest.

Based on materials CNet and Royal Observatory Greenwich.