Aurora Over a Glacier Lagoon Frame:Gold Saturn and the galactic core

Saturn and the galactic core of the Milky Way galaxy

viewed from within the fortress looking inland

Ideal for displaying pocket watches of all styles

but the hour hand goes round the dial once in 24 hours

Aurora Over a Glacier Lagoon Frame:Gold Saturn and the galactic coreAstronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Insight Investment, the competition receives entries from photographers all around the world. It annually showcases the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers. The pale green glow of the aurora comes from oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere, energised by subatomic particles