The winners of the photo contest "Earth and Sky"

Recently, the winners of the 5th international photo contest "Earth and Sky" organized by the program "The World at Night" were announced. Among more than a thousand works from 55 countries participating in the competition, the jury selected the top five in two categories: Against the Lights and Beauty of the Night Sky.

In this photo tape you can see the works that won the competition.

(Total 10 photos)

1. The first place in the nomination "Beauty of the night sky" was taken by the photo "Excessive" by Luc Perrault - the Milky Way over a volcano on Reunion Island. (© Luc Perrot / TWAN 2014)

2. Zodiacal light in the evening sky north of Oregon over the Pacific Ocean. Ben Coffman's False Twilight and Waterfall on the Oregon Coast took second place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. (© Ben Coffman / TWAN 2014)

3. Ursa Major in the rays of light in the Dolomites in northern Italy. Georgia Hofer's photo titled "Light in the Sky" won first place in the "Against Lights" category and was recognized as the best photo in the "Earth and Sky" competition. (© Giorgia Hofer / TWAN 2014)

4. The northern lights flicker over the fishing village of Reine in the Norwegian Lofoten Islands. Reflected Aurora by Alex Konu took second place in the Against the Lights category. (© Alex Conu / TWAN 2014)

5. Mount Kirkjufell against the backdrop of the northern lights in Iceland. Kirkjufell Night by Nicolas Roemmelt took third place in the Beauty of the Night Sky category. (© Dr. Nicholas Roemmelt / TWAN 2014)

6. A starry winter sky over a salt lake in the Maranjab desert in Iran with the lights of three cities on the horizon. "Endless Sky" by Majid Gohrudi took third place in the "Against the Lights" nomination. (© Majid Ghohroodi / TWAN 2014)

7. Stargazers in the Egyptian desert near Fayoum, about 60 miles south of Cairo, in a photo called "Little Guide". Photo by Ibrahim Elavadi took fourth place in the nomination "Beauty of the night sky". (© Ibrahim Elawadi / TWAN 2014)

8. The city lights of New Zealand's capital, Wellington, are hazy, but the stars of the Milky Way twinkle brightly. Mark Guy's award photo, Fog Below and Stars Above, won fourth place in the Against the Lights category. (© Mark Gee / TWAN 2014)

9. A long-exposure photo shows star trails over the sacred mountain of Taishan in China's Shandong province. Ribbon of white and blue lights - from the flashlights of thousands of people walking along a mountain path to see the sunrise from the top. Sun Honghyao's "Sky Street" came in fifth in the "Against the Lights" category. (© Song Hongxiao / TWAN 2014)

10. The southern stars swirl in a long exposure photo over Gipseland Lake in Victoria, Australia. Green airglow and yellow Milky Way over glowing bioluminescence from plankton in lake waves. Phil Hart's photo "Bioluminescence and Star Trails" took fifth place in the "Beauty of the Night Sky" category. (© Phil Hart / TWAN 2014)