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British photographer Martin Pugh is the Royal Observatory's first Astronomy Photographer of the Year.

Martin scoured the skies for two months to capture the Horsehead Nebula with a camera mounted in his garden shed in Canberra, Australia. His effort scooped the overall prize in a ceremony last night (September 9).

Greenwich's Royal Observatory is set to announce the winners of its search for the most striking amateur snap of the cosmos.

The star gazers launched the first Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition back in January, in league with Sky At Night magazine and photo-sharing site Flickr.