In each issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine we receive a plethora of incredible astro images sent in by our readers across the globe, from images of planets, comets, and nightscapes to deep-sky views of star clusters, galaxies and nebulae.
Every month we select the best astro images to grace our Gallery section in the magazine, and have the tough job of choosing a winner out of the final shortlist.
Here we present the winning images of each issue over the past 12 months: a record of the incredible talent among our readers for capturing the cosmos.
If you fancy entering one of your astro images into our monthly competition for the chance to appear in the mag, we'd love to see your photos, whatever your ability or experience. Find out how to enter here.
The Soul Nebula Duan Yusef, Essex, 23 September–9 October 2018. Equipment: ZWO ASI1600 mono camera, Altair Wave 130 EDT apo refractor, Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro equatorial mount.
Sharpless 119 Stewart Wilson, London, 26, 27, 28 September 2018. Equipment: ZWO ASI 1600MM-C mono camera, Takahashi FSQ-85ED apo refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro SynScan mount.
Orion widefield nebulous and dust goldmine Ross Clark, Northumberland, 9, 10 December 2018. Equipment: Canon EOS 450Da DSLR camera, Canon EF 70–200mm f/2.8 lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer mount.
A dragon and the witch’s hat Craig McDearmid, Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland, 7 December 2018. Equipment: Sony a7S digital camera, Samyang 14mm lens, tripod
Shadow Moon Ken Florey, West Sussex, 2007–18 Equipment: Fuji FinePix bridge 6MP and 12MP cameras, Sky-Watcher 150mm f/8 refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro equatorial mount, 50mm Praktica DSLR lens (as eyepiece).
The Heart and Soul Nebulae Keith Bramley, Lancashire, 14–22 February 2019 Equipment: Atik 383L mono camera, Samyang 135mm f/2 telephoto lens, Sky-Watcher EQ6 Pro mount.
International Space Station Rich Addis, Wallasey, 28 March 2019 Equipment: ZWO ASI120MC CMOS camera, Celestron NexStar 6SE Schmidt-Cassegrain
The Orion Nebula Alberto Ibañez, Castillo de Villamelefa, Barcelona, Spain, 27–30 December 2018, 2–10 January 2019 Equipment: QHYCCD 163M camera, Borg 101ED f/4 refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 with Rowan upgrade mount
The Pleiades Kees Scherer, Castelo Novo, Tomar, Portugal, 5–10 October 2018. Equipment: QHY16200 camera, Sky-Watcher Espirit-100ED f/5.5 Super APO triplet refractor, 10 Micron GM 2000 HPS mount, ScopeDome 2M.
The Veil Nebula Kfir Simon, Tivoli Astrofarm, Namibia, 1–5 June 2019. Equipment: Apogee Alta U16M camera, 16-inch Dream Astrograph
Chasing the Moon Alessio Vaccaro, Cefalù, Sicily, Italy, 26–27 August 2019. Equipment: Canon EOS 5D camera, TS Optics 80/480mm apo refractor, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 mount.
Jupiter Rouzbeh Bidshahri, Dubai, 25 July 2019. Equipment: ZWO ASI 290 mono camera, Celestron C14 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, Losmandy Titan mount.
Iain Todd is BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Content Editor. He fell in love with the night sky when he caught his first glimpse of Orion, aged 10.
A dragon and the witch’s hat Craig McDearmid, Kirkjufell Mountain, Iceland, 7 December 2018. Equipment: Sony a7S digital camera, Samyang 14mm lens, tripod
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