The Royal Observatory Greenwich has released some of the images shortlisted for the 2012 Astronomy photographer of the year competition
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Double Arch with a Perseid Meteor and the Milky Way
This photograph was taken in the Arches National Park, Utah, during the annual Perseid meteor shower. The photographer has used an artificial light source to illuminate and emphasise the dramatic rock formations.
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