The best night sky photos of 2016 have been officially announced
The central western region of NSW Australia plays host to some of the darkest skies in the southern hemisphere, making it an astronomer's playground and perfect for appreciating the jaw dropping beauty of the night sky.
Ensuring full exposure of this natural phenomena, the Central West Astronomical Society established AstroFest to bring together local and international astronomers and enthusiasts to share their love and awe for the heavens.
The exhibition will remain on display at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre for the next 12 months while a second exhibition will tour the country starting with the Sydney Observatory on Friday Aug 13.
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The overall winners in each category were recently announced and their photos are epic. Feast your eyes, feed your soul and remember to recycle (or all of this well be gone before we know it.)
Light Pollution: The Bad and the Beautiful
Solar System
Nightscapes
Deep Sky
Animated Sequences
OVERALL WINNER
Taking out the big kahuna was this piece submitted by Troy Caswell. Of his submission the judges said "This is a very challenging field to photograph, given its enormous extent and very wide dynamic range, with the very bright Orion nebula and the delicately structured faint arc of Barnard's Loop. These issues are beautifully handled here and the image is aesthetically well balanced and presented. A worthy winner."
BONUS
Honourable mentions went to other works submitted and we were so blown away by them we had to include them.
The complete list of winners is available via the CWAS website here
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