Astronomy Photo Contest Winners Announced

Thank you to all the photographers that shared their best photos showing stars in the night sky in this photo contest with chances to win a Professional SLR Camera Tripod and more. Here are a few quick tips for the next time you have your camera handy and you can see the stars:

1. Use apps to point the orientation and time of the Milky Way within your desired location.
2. Use a location where the horizon is as dark as possible.
3. Make sure how you mount your gear (tripod head/l bracket/plate) make it rock solid to avoid movement.

Read more tips.

Congratulations Grand Jury Winner "Juniper under the Stars" by kelliklymenko

Congratulations Runner Up "Star selfie Kilimanjaro" by tomarcher

Congratulations Runner Up "Brush 2" by agefoto

Congratulations Runner Up "Rising Milky Way" by razvaniliescu

Congratulations Amateur Winner "Bristlecone" by Michael_Quinn

Congratulations Pepople's Choice "The Milky Way and the Storm" by NickVenton

"Celestial" by aaronjgroen

"[ Phantasm ]" by danieljamesgreenwood

"Infinity" by scottmccook

"The Kiss" by Quantummist

"Old truck" by alkim

"Green Energy" by sergiovindas

"Milky Way over Matterhorn" by NiCoBoCo

"Monte Faro" by josegadea

"Cosmic Valley" by corymarshall

"Night Lights" by dlos

"Egton Landscape Milky Way" by davidrelph

"IMAGINE" by tassanee

"Stairway to Heaven" by lisaholloway

"The Wet Way" by Mack_Photography

"Marshall Point Milkyway" by stephenippolito

"V-for-Victory" by MichaelPekasaPhotography

"Count the Stars- Retouched" by Nishant-101

"Flow in deep space" by q-liebin

"Bharat Mistry-Balsam Milky Way 04" by Q-Vision

"when nigth falls.." by joecas

"Stanislaus Forest - Milky Way" by tcarpenter71

"Shipwrecked " by seanweekly

"Clingman's Dome Star Trails" by pvarney3

"Pemaquid Milky Way" by wnourse

"Love Outdoor" by sysaworld

"Bodie Island Light" by mikelesnickphoto

"Volcanoes National Park" by EduardMoldoveanu

"Cosmic Arch" by fidfoto

"Milkyway on the rocks" by Luka180

"Carolyn J" by FlorendoStudioArts

"Under the stars" by maximletovaltsev

"Binalong Bay Starlight" by TwoCatsPhotography

"Out There" by tpruessner

"Camp Minden Star Trail" by JoshKingPhotography

"Galaxies" by RStoddard11

"Waimea Pier Milky Way" by BensViewfinder

"Island Bay by Night" by MaxKostiuk-Warren

"Horkstow Star Trail" by martynleaning

"Celestial Vision 3424_13" by IanDMcGregor

"WebStromloStarTrailsFinal" by Harmo

"[ Phantasm ]" by danieljamesgreenwood

"Remnants of mystery" by kaybrocks

"LOTP Startrails 20141010" by LawrenceBurns

"Whitby Pier by night" by marktaylor-flynn