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Published online 9 September 2011 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2011.529

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Royal Observatory gives out annual awards for astronomy photography.

Brian Owens

It's been a good week for astronomy fans. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has sent back spectacular pictures of the Moon, including these ones of some of the Apollo landing sites. And last night the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, unveiled the winners of its third annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

The overall winner out of nearly 800 entries was UK photographer Damian Peach's shot of Jupiter with two of its moons, Io and Ganymede. Categories included 'Earth and Space', 'Our Solar System', 'Deep Space' and 'Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year'. There were also prizes for best newcomer, photos including people, and those taken with a robotic telescope.

Click here to see slideshow of all the winning entries. 

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