NASA astronaut's historic image tops 2025 Milky Way photo contest
Capture the Atlas unveils 25 stunning Milky Way images in 8th annual contest
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Dubai: The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has just published the 8th edition of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. This edition features a curated collection of the 25 best Milky Way photos captured from around the world.
This year’s collection features an extraordinary milestone: a historic photograph of the Milky Way taken from the ISS by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who recently returned from his latest mission.
The 2025 edition received over 6,000 entries from photographers of 16 nationalities, featuring 25 locations worldwide.
1/25
“A Stellar View From The Cave” by Anthony Lopez.
Anthony Lopez/Capture the Atlas
2/25
“Echiwile Arch” by Vikas Chander.
Vikas Chander/Capture the Atlas
3/25
“Evolution of Stars” by Kavan Chay.
Kavan Chay/Capture the Atlas
4/25
“Galaxy of the Stone Array” by Alvin Wu.
Alvin Wu/Capture the Atlas
5/25
“Lake RT5” by Tanay Das.
Tanay Das/Capture the Atlas
6/25
“Spines and Starlight” by Burak Esenbey.
Burak Esenbey/Capture the Atlas
7/25
“Stairway to Heaven” by Marcin Rosadziński.
Marcin Rosadziński/Capture the Atlas
8/25
“Starlit Ocean" by Xingyang Cai.
Xingyang Cai/Capture the Atlas
9/25
“The Wave” by Luis Cajete.
Luis Cajete/Capture the Atlas
10/25
“Un Destello en la Oscuridad” by Luis Merino.
Luis Merino/Capture the Atlas
11/25
“Universo de Sal” by Alejandra Heis.
Alejandra Heis/Capture the Atlas
12/25
“Winter Fairy Tale” by Uroš Fink.
Uroš Fink/Capture the Atlas
13/25
"A Sea of Lupines" by Max Inwood.
Max Inwood/Capture the Atlas
14/25
"Blossom" by Ethan Su.
Ethan Su/Capture the Atlas
15/25
"Boot Arch Perseids" by Mike Abramyan.
Mike Abramyan/Capture the Atlas
16/25
"Bottle Tree Paradise" by Benjamin Barakat.
Benjamin Barakat/Capture the Atlas
17/25
"Cosmic Fire" by Sergio Montúfar.
Sergio Montúfar/Capture the Atlas
18/25
"Diamond Beach Emerald Sky" by Brent Martin.
Brent Martin/Capture the Atlas
19/25
"Double Milky Way Arch Over Matterhorn" by Angel Fux.
Angel Fux/Capture the Atlas
20/25
"Fortress of Light" by Mauricio Salazar.
Mauricio Salazar/Capture the Atlas
21/25
"Glimpse of colors" by Tomas Slovinsky.
Tomas Slovinsky/Capture the Atlas
22/25
"One in a Billion" by Don Pettit.
Don Pettit/Capture the Atlas
23/25
"The Night Guardians" by Rositsa Dimitrova.
Rositsa Dimitrova/Capture the Atlas
24/25
"Tololo Lunar Eclipse Sky" by Petr Horálek.
Petr Horálek/Capture the Atlas
25/25
"Valle de los Cactus" by Pablo Ruiz.
Pablo Ruiz/Capture the Atlas
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