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No wonder Martin Pugh is Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009. His photo also won in the Deep Space category.The photos was taken with a 12.5” diameter Richey-Chrétien telescope and CCD camera.Martin acquired the picture over 14 nights with a total exposure time of 19 hours. that's Amazing.

Spectacular photos has been taken by Briton Vince Narduzzo as he was relaxing in his home in France when a blast of thunder shattered the evening silence.He was able to grab his camera and made this photo of a massive lightning bolt hitting something on the ground. The light was so intense it blurred the main streak.