The Perseus Cluster - Abell 426, by Robert Franke (USA): Highly commended in the deep space category. Situated almost 250 million light-years away from us, The Perseus Cluster, also known as Abell 426, contains more than 500 catalogued galaxies. Some are spirals like the Milky Way while others are giant, smooth elliptical systems. Together they form one of the largest structures in the Universe. Each smudge of light in this photograph contains millions, if not billions, of stars
© Robert Franke
