Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2017 Winners Astronomy Photographer of the Year The Rho Ophiuchi Cloud© Artem MironovWinner in category Stars and nebulaeAPY 2017 Overall Winner Ghost World© Mikkel Beiter, DenmarkWinner in category Aurorae M63: Star Streams and the Sunflower Galaxy© Oleg Bryzgalov, UkraineWinner in category Galaxies Blue Tycho© László Francsics, HungaryWinner in category Our Moon Mercury Rising© Alexandra Hart, UKWinner in category Our Sun Wanderer in Patagonia© Yuri Zvezdny, RussiaWinner in category People and Space Venus Phase Evolution© Roger Hutchinson, UKWinner in category Planets, Comets and Asteroids Passage to the Milky Way© Haitong Yu, ChinaWinner in category Skyscapes Saturn© Olivia Williamson, UKWinner in category Young Competition The Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)© Jason Green, GibraltarBest Newcomer Winner Encounter of Comet and Planetary Nebula© Gerald Rhemann, AustriaRobotic Scope winner Astronomy Photographer of the Year Share: