Worlds of the Solar System, by Damian Peach (UK): Highly commended in the our solar system category. This portrait gallery features four of our planetary neighbours in exquisite detail: the slender crescent Venus on 28 May; Mars on 29 February showing the famous Syrtis Major feature at the centre, and brilliant clouds over the Elysium Mons volcano on the right; Jupiter on 1 February showing Ganymede in transit, with Europa on the right, and its shadow cast onto the planet; Saturn close to opposition from 21 April showing the remains of the giant storm from the year before, as well as fine details within the ring system. The photographer shows the relative sizes of the planets as they appear to an observer on Earth. In reality Jupiter and Saturn would dwarf the other planets, but they are both much further away from us
© Damian Peach
