Don’t miss dazzling astronomical displays - PHOTOS

The rich colours, dusting of stars, smattering of bright lights and ethereal patterns look almost like they are a work of fiction. But the beautiful images are just photographs of the night sky.

Huge eruptions shooting from the Sun’s surface, the dazzling green and red lights of the aurora borealis, and spectacular clouds of colourful dust in which new stars are forming thousands of light years away; these are just some of the awe-inspiring sights captured by photographers.

The dazzling displays were photographed for the 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition - and the entries show just how spectacular the sky is.


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