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Astronomy Photographer Of The Year - The Shortlist

Blazing star clusters, megawatt supernovas and whirling auroras are among the breathtaking celestial phenomena featured in the shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016.

Some of the pictures entered into the world’s biggest astrophotography contest use powerful telescopes to capture unfathomably distant parts of of universe. Others are taken of the night sky right above our heads. All are totally mindblowing.

So take a break from everything that’s going down on terra firma and have a look at the sheer beauty of what hangs up above us.