Dark sky photo contest winners highlight beauty and threat from light pollution

First place in the Nightscape category went to Paul Wilson, who captured a panorama spanning the entire southern night sky in South Australia's Flinders Ranges. (Capture the Dark / Paul Wilson via SWNS)

By Dean Murray

Star trails over Mongolia and jaw-dropping Greenland aurora are among the winners of a night sky photography competition.

Dark sky photo contest winners highlight beauty and threat from light pollution

First place in The Impact of Light Pollution category went to Kouyu Wang, whose image features a newly launched Starlink satellite group over China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Capture the Dark / Kouyu Wang via SWNS)

Dark sky photo contest winners highlight beauty and threat from light pollution

This image that placed second in the Nightscape category was photographed in the Eboliang Scenic Area of Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai. (Capture The Dark / Yifei Pei via SWNS)

Dark sky photo contest winners highlight beauty and threat from light pollution

Nighttime Adventures first place went to Dennis Lehtonen with an incredible view of aurora over the Prince Christian Sound in Greenland. (Capture the Dark / Dennis Lehtonen via SWNS)

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