Published 25 best photos of the Milky Way from the competition Capture the Atlas

Travel blog Capture the Atlas selects the best images of the Milky Way galaxy as part of an annual competition. This year, astrophotographers from all over the world took part, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, Argentina, Chile, Egypt, France, Spain, Slovenia and Slovakia.

As a result of the competition were chosen 25 best photos. Here they are.

1. "Glacial period". Tibet, China.

2. "Loneliness". Castle Hill, New Zealand.

3. "Lightning of the Milky Way". Xinjiang, China.

4. "Winter Dreams". Picos de Europa, Spain.

5. "Star Needle" Utah, USA

6. "Rocks". Motukeki, West Coast - New Zealand.

7. "Reflections of Nookamp". Lake Bonnie, South Australia.

8. "Balcony to the Stars" Tenerife, Spain.

9. "Secret". California, USA.

10. Winter sky over the mountains. Low Tatras, Slovakia.

11. The Milky Way curves over the Pinnacles Desert. Nambung National Park, Australia.

12. "House of Lavender". Valensole, France.

13. "Salt Way" San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

14. "The Way to the Past". Extremadura, Spain.

15. "Galactic Kiwi". Mount Taranaki, New Zealand.

16. "Egyptian Nights" White Desert, Egypt.

17. "The Perseid Meteor Shower at Mangart Pass". Julian Alps, Slovenia.

18. "Framing Atacama's Hidden Nightscapes". San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

19. "Arch of the Milky Way on a Spring Morning". La Palma, Canary Islands - Spain.

20. Mount Fuji and the Milky Way over Lake Kawaguchi. Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

21. "Hourly". Utah, USA.

22. "Stargazing Under the Central Oregon Skies". Mount Bachelor, Oregon - USA.

23. "Erosion at night". Torca del Antequera, Malaga - Spain.

24. "Blue nights of Vinchina". La Rioja, Argentina.

25. "Secrets of the Night". Picos de Europa, Asturias - Spain.