Deadline
Entries to the competition open on Monday 27 February 2017 and must be received by midday on Friday 7 April 2017.

Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone.

Description
The competition is organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, London.

• Adult Competition
Entrants must be over the age of 16 on the closing date of the competition.
Entrants may submit up to 10 images.
Images can be submitted to the following eight categories: Aurorae; Skyscapes; People and Space; Our Sun; Our Moon; Planets, Comets and Asteroids; Stars and Nebulae; Galaxies.

• Young Competition
Entrants must be aged 15 or under on the closing date of the competition.
Entrants may submit up to ten photos.
Entries may feature any astronomical subject.

Entry fees
There are no entry fees.

Prizes
• The overall winner will receive £10,000

• Adult Competition
The judges will select a winner, runner-up and one highly commended entry from each category. These will receive the following prize money:
Winner: £1500
Runner-up: £500
Highly commended: £250

• Young Competition
The judges select a winner, runner-up and three highly commended images for the Young Competition.
Young Winner: £1500
Young Runner-up: £500
Young Highly Commended: £250

Website
Please visit Astronomy Photographer Competition 2017 to learn more about the competition.

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