Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 winners

Overall winner and Our Moon winner
Into the Shadow

Our Sun winner
A Little Fireworks
A close-up of the solar limb with what looks like fireworks in the solar minimum period of the Sun’s cycle. A group of prominences are silhouetted against the background of space. The tonality has been inverted to express depth and contrast of the features in the Sun’s chromosphere. The data, captured with a monochrome (black and white) camera, has been colourised.

Skyscapes winner
Across the Sky of History

People and Space winner
Ben, Floyd and the Core
“don't move, don't move, don't move”

Planets, Comets and Asteroids winner
Death of Opportunity

Robotic Scope winner
Infrared Saturn

Galaxies winner
Shells of Elliptical Galaxy NGC 3923 in Hydra

Sir Patrick Moore prize for best newcomer joint-winner
Sky and Ground, Stars and Sand

Stars and Nebulae winner
Statue of Liberty Nebula

Davy van der Hoeven
Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year winner
Stellar Flower

Sir Patrick Moore prize for best newcomer joint-winner
The Jewels of Orion

Aurorae winner
The Watcher