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Milky Way from Mayotte Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/mayotte1-perrot.jpg http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/mayotte2-perrot.jpg Some pictures of my last vacation on Mayotte island in the Indian Ocean last month. N'Go...

Appetizer with friends around a fire and under the Milky Way at Reunion Island
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The full moon over the crater of Piton de la Fournaise http://www.lucperrot.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/full-moon-piton-de-la-fournaise-perrot.jpg The full moon is photographed here over the crater of Piton de la Fournaise and crossin...

Coup de Foudre / Reunion Island
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A night at Cap Méchant / Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot Around 23h : http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/cap1_perrrot.jpg 3 hours later : http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/cap2_perrrot.jpg and during this time : http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/cap3_p...

A beautiful night on the east coast of Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/cote-est1_perrot.jpg I discovered this lovely place last weekend on the east coast of Reunion Island. It was evident that I had to g...

The Milky Way above the volcano "Piton de la Fournaise" http://www.lucperrot.fr http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/fournaise_perrot.jpg The sky was once again beautiful ... but I had to be fast ... the clouds were not far away! It is am...

Carina Nebula
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Copyright: Luc Perrot The Grand Bénare, the third highest peak of Réunion Island (2900m) emerges from the mist under the Milky Way and the Carina Nebula

Geminids at Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/27928_530939836917017_1897638030_n.jpg Here is a picture of the Geminids taken last night from the site of the Maïdo at 2000m on Reunion Island.

Full Moon and Jupiter over the Indian Ocean viewed from Reunion Island
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Milky Way above the Abyss / Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/gouffre-3-perrot.jpg The Abyss is a crack which penetrates far into the land. It's a very dangerous place at Réunion where there are many tragi...

Perseid above the Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/Perseid.jpg A Perseid photographed with the Moon, Jupiter and Venus above the highest mountain of Reunion Island, The Piton des Neiges (3070m). Below, th...

Conjunction Spica, Saturn and Mars above the city of Saint-Paul / Reunion Island
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The Milky Way seen from the volcano road / Reunion Island.
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I admire the lovely composition and the wonderful tranquility and also majesty of the scene. And because I am a color nerd, I also admire the lovely colors of the Milky Way. Note the yellow color of the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, the bright yellow patch at between ten and eleven o'clock. Note th...

The astrophotographer reports waiting for nearly two years for the sky and clouds to be just right to get the above shot. How long did he have to wait for the stars reflected in the lake to be brighter than the stars in the sky? (Or are those fireflies ?) This consideration is right. So, I checked ...

The Milky Way view from the Piton de l'eau / Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/ http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/piton-de-leau-perrot.jpg Here is a picture of the Piton de l'Eau, an ancient crater filled with water. At the bottom of the pi...

Running Sky http://www.lucperrot.fr/?news http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://vimeo.com/42494295 I would like to share my first time lapse video. It was shot entirely in Reunion Island between March 2010 and May 2012. It is composed of 32 sequences. Most of them were...

The Milky Way above the Grand Bénare / Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr http://www.facebook.com/lucperrotphoto Copyright: Luc Perrot http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/grand_benare_perrot.jpg For the anecdote, the Grand Bénare was one of the prospected sites in the late 1980s to the implementation of...

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction - Réunion Island
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Hello everybody,
Rather than distort a photo , here is a horizontal version. It is less painful for the eyes
Luc Perrot

Moon-Jupiter-Venus Conjunction over Réunion Island
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Sky of the Southern Hemisphere/Réunion Island
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Lenticular clouds over the summits of Réunion Island
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Happy New Year!

Comet Lovejoy above Mafate - Reunion Island http://www.lucperrot.fr/?galleries_nuit Copyright: Luc Perrot This night, I saw the sleigh of the Santa Claus in the sky :wink: Merry Christmas http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/Lovejoy1-perrot.jpg http://www.lucperrot.fr/sa/Lovejoy2-perrot.jpg http://www.lucper...