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Nights in shining panorama: Stunning images of dark skies seen from Earth revealed in global photo competition
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:36 PM on 21st May 2011
Frozen in time, these scenes of pin-pricks in the night sky - as seen from Earth - look almost too surreal to be true.
But the ten images below, remarkable for their beauty, were in fact captured by photographers - and have been named the most vibrant and stunning photos taken across the world in the last year.
The competition, Best Night-Sky Pictures 2011, was organised by The World At Night and highlights just how incredible our planet is once the sun goes down.
Galactic view from planet earth: The central bulge of the galaxy - the brightest region in the Milky Way - is captured in the starry night of Australia by Alex Cherney
Stunning: 'Isfahan Milky Way' by Mehdi Momenzadeh scooped Second-prize in the Against the Lights category. The arc of the Milky Way rises above central Iran, and it is faded away in the northeast by the lights of the historic city of Isfahan
Bright skies: Ben Canales, won fifth place in the Against the Lights category with his portrayal of the clouds above an Oregon landscape, left. Meanwhile Grant Kaye won fifth place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category with Startrails Above an Alien Lake, right, taken at Mono Lake, California
Picturesque: Beauty of Sourthern Sky by Luc Perrot won third place in Beauty of the Night Sky category. The band of the Milky Way arcs above volcano Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
Mountains and valleys: Alps at Night by Thomas Kurat with the bright glow of the town near Lake Traunsee, Austria contrasting with the natural dark night skies won First prize in the Against the Light category
Aurora Borealis: Stephane Vetter's 'A Starry Night in Iceland' won first prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The arch of the aurora shines over Jökulsárlón, the largest glacier lake in Iceland while the Milky Way is framed by the dancing ring of the northern lights
The Great Wall at Night: This oriental beauty by China's Xiaohua shows how Space is visible from the Great Wall of China
On the horizon: Third place in the Against the Lights category is a picture titled 'Lisbon Sky Lights' by Miguel Claro. Taken of and above the 25 April Bridge in Lisbon the long exposure used shows the stars and the crescent moon trail towards the west
'Venus Above Reunion Island': The dazzling light of Venus is captured in this panoramic mountain view from Reunion Island's national park by Luc Perrot who won fourth place in the Against the Lights category
© Associated Newspapers Ltd
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1389174/Nights-shining-panorama-The-stunning-images-dark-skies-seen-Earth-revealed-world-photo-competition.html [with comments]
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:36 PM on 21st May 2011
Frozen in time, these scenes of pin-pricks in the night sky - as seen from Earth - look almost too surreal to be true.
But the ten images below, remarkable for their beauty, were in fact captured by photographers - and have been named the most vibrant and stunning photos taken across the world in the last year.
The competition, Best Night-Sky Pictures 2011, was organised by The World At Night and highlights just how incredible our planet is once the sun goes down.
Galactic view from planet earth: The central bulge of the galaxy - the brightest region in the Milky Way - is captured in the starry night of Australia by Alex Cherney
Stunning: 'Isfahan Milky Way' by Mehdi Momenzadeh scooped Second-prize in the Against the Lights category. The arc of the Milky Way rises above central Iran, and it is faded away in the northeast by the lights of the historic city of Isfahan
Bright skies: Ben Canales, won fifth place in the Against the Lights category with his portrayal of the clouds above an Oregon landscape, left. Meanwhile Grant Kaye won fifth place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category with Startrails Above an Alien Lake, right, taken at Mono Lake, California
Picturesque: Beauty of Sourthern Sky by Luc Perrot won third place in Beauty of the Night Sky category. The band of the Milky Way arcs above volcano Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion Island
Mountains and valleys: Alps at Night by Thomas Kurat with the bright glow of the town near Lake Traunsee, Austria contrasting with the natural dark night skies won First prize in the Against the Light category
Aurora Borealis: Stephane Vetter's 'A Starry Night in Iceland' won first prize in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. The arch of the aurora shines over Jökulsárlón, the largest glacier lake in Iceland while the Milky Way is framed by the dancing ring of the northern lights
The Great Wall at Night: This oriental beauty by China's Xiaohua shows how Space is visible from the Great Wall of China
On the horizon: Third place in the Against the Lights category is a picture titled 'Lisbon Sky Lights' by Miguel Claro. Taken of and above the 25 April Bridge in Lisbon the long exposure used shows the stars and the crescent moon trail towards the west
'Venus Above Reunion Island': The dazzling light of Venus is captured in this panoramic mountain view from Reunion Island's national park by Luc Perrot who won fourth place in the Against the Lights category
© Associated Newspapers Ltd
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1389174/Nights-shining-panorama-The-stunning-images-dark-skies-seen-Earth-revealed-world-photo-competition.html [with comments]
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