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The Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has opened for entry submission it has been announced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich.

The competition has also had new sections added this year.  These include:

·        Skyscapes - A section for land or cityscapes that have an astronomical theme to them.

·         Our Sun

·         Our Moon

·         Stars and Nebulae

·         Planets, Comets & Asteroids

·         Galaxies

Dr Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and judge in the competition said: ‘Over the last six years of the competition we’ve seen some really exciting and beautiful themes and subjects emerging from the astrophotography community. We wanted the competition to reflect the photographers’ interests and so we’ve created the new categories around them.

People & Space Rinner Up 2014 (c) Julie Fletcher

This will really showcase the full range of amazing pictures that are coming in each year and I’m really looking forward to seeing the entries in 2015. As always, there are bound to be some surprises.’

Entries must be submitted by the deadline of April 16. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Observatory on September 17 with an exhibition to follow.

For more information visit www.rmg.co.uk/astrophoto