Photos that will put stars in your eyes! The 2024 winners of the prestigious Milky Way photo competition revealed, from the strange rock formations of Utah to the stunning mountains of New Zealand

The competition is run by photography blog Capture the Atlas, with 25 incredible images awarded The winning images were captured in 15 countries, also including France, Italy, Chile and Australia. READ MORE: The 25 best hotels in the UK and Channel Islands for 2024

By Sophie Foster, Deputy Travel Editor for Mailonline

Published: 15:56 BST, 21 May 2024 | Updated: 4:02 p.m. BST, May 21, 2024

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Talented photographers bring stars to our eyes.

Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has revealed the 25 best Milky Way photos for 2024 as part of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards.

Winners are revealed each May during peak “Milky Way” season, when stars can be best captured in all their glory.

This year's list was selected from more than 5,000 submissions from 15 countries, from the United States to New Zealand, in locations including national parks, mountain lion reserves, deserts and even a castle grounds.

Capture the Atlas explained that the season of the Way The milky season extends from February to October in the northern hemisphere and from January to November in the southern hemisphere. The best time to see and photograph the Milky Way, the blog adds, is generally between May and June, with maximum hours of visibility in both hemispheres.

Capture the Atlas added: "Besides timing, the other condition for seeing the Milky Way is a dark sky, away from light pollution. The quality of the image, the story behind the shot and the overall inspiration that photography can provide are the main factors in selecting the images each year.'

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