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
The organisers' criteria included a request for 'landscape astrophotography', or pictures of landmarks against the night sky.
Their aim is to bridge the gap between the natural and man-made worlds and the images and results of the competition can be seen at www.twanight.org
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