The heavens declare the glory of God

Wow.

Here are some Incredible photographs by winners of the 2010 Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest hosted by the UK's National Maritime Museum.

The Telegraph has a gallery of entries. (Click the Next and Previous buttons on the right to browse the gallery.) I was surprised how many were submitted by teenagers.

Having attempted night sky photography, I don’t know out how some of these photographers got both the sky and the ground in focus. Given that they move relative to each other, tracking one blurs the other, unless you have a lens the size of a trash can and can actually use a fast shutter.

Photo above by Marcus Davies.