A competition to find the best new pictures of The World At Night, sponsored by Astronomers Without Borders, finished earlier this month.

Photographers showed either the beauty of the night sky or the immensity of light pollution from cities. In the beauty category, the winner was Stephane Vetter, who captured the northern lights and the Milky Way above Iceland.

这是一项为寻找到最美丽的“夜里的世界”的照片的摄影比赛。该赛事由无国界天文学家组织支持。日前，2011年的比赛结果已经揭晓。

摄影师们既展示了夜空的美，也揭露现今城市严重的光污染现象。在“审美”组的评选结果里，史黛芬妮·维特的作品获得了冠军。她捕捉到了冰岛上空的北极光在银河里闪耀的瞬间。