After 545 entries from 155 photographers in 35 countries, the winners of this year’s Astrophotography Prize Photographer of the Year are officially here. The judging panel featured 20 astrophotographers from eight countries: the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. 2025 Celestron Prize Winner2025 Celestron Prize Winner: “Magnetic Shadow,” AR370, one of the most beautiful sunspot groups of this solar cycle, captured with good seeing (0.5″ resolution). Solar SystemSolar System Runner Up: On April 1, 2024, the sky cleared enough to allow 13 minutes of imaging time on 12P/ Pons-Brooks. Solar System Runner Up: The International Space Station, captured with a telescope, transiting the moon travelling at 26,000 km/h.