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Monday, May 23, 2011

Nights in shining panorama: Stunning images of dark skies seen from Earth revealed in global photo competition

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

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

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1389174/Nights-shining-panorama-The-stunning-images-dark-skies-seen-Earth-revealed-world-photo-competition.html#ixzz1NBCLjGgM

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