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It’s back! The 2013 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition is now open and accepting submissions. This is the fifth year of the competition, which is sponsored by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the Sky at Night Magazine, and every year it produces some of the most beautiful and spectacular visions of the cosmos, whether they are striking pictures of vast galaxies millions of light years away, or dramatic images of the night sky taken much closer to home.
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Entries to the competition must be submitted by June 13, 2013.
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 has four main categories:

• Earth and Space – Photographs that include landscape, people and other earth-related things alongside an astronomical subject ranging from the stars, the Moon or near-Earth phenomena such as the aurora.
  
  Our Solar System – Imagery which captures the Sun and its family of planets, moons, asteroids and comets.
  
  Deep Space – Pictures that capture anything beyond the Solar System, including stars, nebulae and galaxies.
  
  Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year – Pictures taken by budding astronomers under the age of 16 years old.

There are also three special prizes:

• People and Space recognizes the best photo featuring people in the shot;
  
  Best Newcomer is awarded to the best photo by an amateur astrophotographer who has taken up the hobby in the last year and who has not entered an image into the competition before; and
  
  Robotic Scope is awarded for the best photo taken using one of the increasing number of computer-controlled telescopes at prime observing sites around the world which can be accessed over the internet by members of the public.

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