Photographers star in top astronomy-related contest

Stellar work from Chinese photographers, including shots of the Northern Lights rising above Iceland and a meteor burning through the atmosphere over Qinghai province, have been shortlisted for this year's staging of the world's top photography competition focused on astronomy.

Eight images from Chinese photographers have a chance of winning the Royal Observatory's Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019.

The competition, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, celebrates outstanding images of celestial objects, cosmic events and regions of the night sky. It is widely considered to be the most prestigious competition of its kind in the world.