Deep in the Heart of Mordor - NGC 7293 Collection_Royal Observatory Greenwich pocket watches at midday the minute hand

at midday the minute hand points to the top

the lights of the lighthouse begin to flash

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Deep in the Heart of Mordor - NGC 7293 Collection_Royal Observatory Greenwich pocket watches at midday the minute handAstronomy 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 is the result of almost 64 hours of narrowband data of the Helix Nebula, gathered over two months from