Each month at BBC Sky at Night Magazine we receive a multitude of impressive astrophotos from astronomers and photographers around the world, and select the best for our monthly gallery. Here we present the 12 top astro images from 2018.
Thanks to everyone who sent in their images this year. If you would like to submit your most recent and favourite astrophotos for the chance to appear in the mag, you can do so by emailing contactus@skyatnightmag.com. Please include Readers' Gallery in the subject title.
Small Magellanic Cloud & 47 Tucanae
Michael Sidoni, Canberra, Australia, 5 November 2017
Equipment: FLI ProLine PL16803 CCD camera, Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 refractor, Starlight Xpress Lodestar Autoguider.
NGC 1333
Didier Rediger-Lizlov, David Attié, Stefan Shramm, e-Eye remote telescope hosting service, Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain, 25 – 30 October 2017
Equipment: Altair 130 ED Triplet apo refractor, GSO 8-inch Dobsonian, 2 x Moravian Instruments G2-4000 CCD cameras, Astro-Physics 900 GTO German Equatorial Mount.
The Triangulum Galaxy
Alec Alden, Colchester, 17, 18, 24, 25 November 2017
Equipment: Atik 383L mono CCD camera and Sky-Watcher Evostar 80ED refractor, ASI1600MM mono camera and Sky-Watcher 120ED Equinox refractor.
The Jellyfish Nebula
Martin Baker, 25 November 2017 & 18 January 2018, Berkshire
Equipment: Trius SX694 CCD camera, William Optics Megrez 72mm doublet apo refractor, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount.
Comet C/2016 R2 (PANSTARRS) & the Pleiades
José J. Chambó, New Mexico, US, 4 February 2018
Equipment used: SBIG STL11000M CCD camera, Takahashi FSQ-106ED refractor.
NGC 2264
Ian J Crichton, Dalgety Bay, 9 February 2018
Equipment: Canon EOS 70D DSLR camera, TS-Optics Imaging Star 130mm apo refractor, Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro SynScan mount.
Star trails at La Silla
Zdenek Bardon, La Silla Observatory, Chile, 14 March 2018
Equipment: Nikon D810A DSLR camera, Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 lens.
Centaurus A
Fernando Oliveira De Menezes, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 18 May 2018
Equipment: QHY16200A monochrome CCD camera, Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 ED triplet refractor
The Milky Way
Guillaume Doyen, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Chile, 13 June 2018
Equipment: Canon EOS 700D DSLR camera, Sigma Art 18-35mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Mini mount.
The North America Nebula
Reza Hakimi, Moomej, Iran, 10, 11 July 2018
Equipment: ZWO ASI1600MM-C camera, Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 lens
IC1396
Adam Shewan, York, August 2017, August 2018
Equipment: Atik 460EX mono CCD camera, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount, Samyang 135mm f/2 lens, Ha, SII, OIII filters.
Pickering’s Triangle
Jean M Dean, Guernsey, 23 July – 7 August 2018
Equipment: Starlight Xpress Trius mono CCD camera, Takahashi FSQ-106 refractor, Sky-Watcher AZ EQ6-GT mount.
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Star trails at La Silla
Zdenek Bardon, La Silla Observatory, Chile, 14 March 2018
Equipment: Nikon D810A DSLR camera, Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 lens.
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