Our astronomical adventure in the hills of mid-Wales starts on an unlucky note. The autumnal sunshine of earlier has been swept away by a persistent drizzle rolling across the valleys and hilltops of

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Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Nine, Urban Life, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge