In a few days I'll be seeing the winners of this year's competition and probably writing about it next week. Meanwhile how about some photos that made the short list?
Mr Big Dipper observes the Big Dipper (the Plough) from a glacier cave in Switzerland. (Photo: Nicholas Roemmelt (Denmark))
Crescent Moon over the Needles by Ainsley Bennett (UK). The crescent Moon with earthshine is setting over the Needles Lighthouse off the Isle of Wight, England.
And let's
Ingite the Lights over Norway's beautiful Lofoten Islands. (Photo: Nicolas Alexander Otto (Germany))