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The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017

The winners have been announced for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The competition received 3,800 entries from amateurs and professional photographers from all over the world. The exhibition of these images is taking place at The Royal Observatory Greenwich. Their Public Astronomer and one of the judges is Dr Marek Kukula. He tells Dan Damon about the dreamers and scientists behind the images.

(IMAGE & CREDIT: The Rho Ophiuchi Clouds Β© Artem Mironov (Russia) - STARS & NEBULAE WINNER & OVERALL WINNER - This image depicts the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex, sometimes known as 'Rho Oph' for short; situated approximately 460 light years away from our planet.

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