Photos: Winning astronomy photographs of 2014 announced
'Moon Balloon' by Partrick Cullis (USA), third place winner - Earth & Space category.
Photo credit | Partrick Cullis
'Wind Farm Star Trails' by Matt James (Australia) - Earth & Space category - Runner Up.
Photo credit | Matt James
'Venus-Lunar Occultation' by O Chul Kwon (South Korea) - Earth & Space category.
Photo credit | O Chul Kwon
'Totality From Above the Clouds' by Catalin Beldea (Romania) - Earth & Space category.
Photo credit | Catalin Beldea
'Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2' by Eugen Kamenew (Germany) - People & Space category - Winner
Photo credit | Eugen Kamenew
'Lost Souls' by Julie Fletcher (Australia) - People & Space category - Runner Up
Photo credit | Julie Fletcher
'Ripples in a Pond' by Alexandra Hart (UK) - Our Solar System category - Winner
Photo credit | Alexandra Hart
'Best of the Craters' by George Tarsoudis (Greece) - Our Solar System category - Runner Up
Photo credit | George Tarsoudis
'Calcium K Eruption' by Stephen Ramsden (USA) - Our Solar System category.
Photo credit | Stephen Ramsden
'Diamond and Rubies' by Tunç Tezel (Turkey) - Our Solar System category
Photo credit | Tunç Tezel
'Solar Nexus' by Alexandra Hart (UK) - Our Solar System category
Photo credit | Alexandra Hart
'The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434)' by Shishir & Shashank Dholakia (USA) aged 15 - Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year (under-16s) category - Winner
Photo credit | Shishir & Shashank Dholakia
'NGC 3718' by Mark Hanson (USA) - Robotic Scope category - Winner.
Photo credit | Mark Hanson
'The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434)' by Bill Snyder (USA) - Deep Space category - Winner.
Photo credit | Bill Snyder
'The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)' by David Fitz-Henry (Australia) - Deep Space category - Runner Up
Photo credit | David Fitz-Henry
'At the feet of Orion (NGC 1999) - Full Field' by Marco Lorenzi (China) - Deep Space category
Photo credit | Marco Lorenzi
'California vs Pleiades' by Rogelio Bernal Andreo (USA) - Deep Space category
Photo credit | Rogelio Bernal Andreo
'Veil Nebula Detail (IC 1340)' by J.P. Metsävainio (Finland) - Deep Space category
Photo credit | J.P. Metsävainio
'Coastal Stairways' by Chris Murphy (New Zealand) - Special Prizes: The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer category - Winner
Photo credit | Chris Murphy