Anda Oliveira, 34, enjoys a waterfall in the Tijuca National Park, one of the world's biggest urban forests, marking the World Water Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 15, 2024. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)

Sophia Weisberg of Brazil competes on the balance beam during the 53rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 21, 2025. (Photo by Dita Alangkara/AP Photo)

The Royal Observatory just announced its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2013 winners. Australian photographer Mark Gee was chosen among a thousand amateur and professional photographers around the globe to win the top title. His work is part of an exhibition of the winning photographers, which opened on Sept. 19 at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. The Royal Observatory shared with us the winners and notable mentions of the competition. Their descriptions of the prizewinners can be found below the images.

Newly hired employees for Japan Airlines (JAL) attend an entrance ceremony in a hangar at Haneda Airport on April 03, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. 2,000 new employees from 37 JAL group companies were welcomed at the event held for the first time in four years following a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)

Swedish brown bears “Fred” and “Frode” play in the snow on January 30, 2014 at the Natur- und Umweltpark (NUP) animal park in Guestrow, northeastern Germany. Despite of icy temperatures, the bear brothers took a break from their winter rest. (Photo by Bernd Wuestneck/AFP Photo/DPA)

Brazil's Kathellen in action with Australia's Alanna Kennedy during the Australia vs Brazil, Group C match at the FIFA Women's World Cup at Stade La Mosson Stadium on June 13th 2019 in Montpellier, France. (Photo by Eric Gaillard/Reuters)

A streaker races across the field and is caught by security during the Super Rugby match between New Zealand's Highlanders and South Africa's Sharks at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on February 7, 2020. (Photo by Marty Melville/AFP Photo)

Revelers perform during the Myths and Legends parade in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on December 8, 2021. (Photo by Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP Photo)