Astronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Insight Investment, the competition receives entries from photographers all around the world. It annually showcases the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers.

"This image shows the Milky Way on top of the Dolomites in South Tyrol at 5.00 a.m. on a really cold winter morning. I reached the spot at 4.00 a.m. and waited for the Milky Way to reach its highest position before it got brighter." Fabian Dalpiaz, 2017