Starship Asterisk*

--- Breton paradise --- Saint Hernot, also called the Virgin Island, is a beach in Brittany of Crozon's peninsula and ranked the 7th most beautiful beach in Europe. Difficult by its access, it is a pleasure to be alone on this pebble beach at night. Because I like nightscapes, I took this picture wi...

--- The small chapel under the starry arch --- "Mont Saint of Michel Braspart" at the top of the Mountains Arre (Brittany, France). A fascinating place, all seasons, at day and night . And there I really felt privileged, Alone there, with a slight hiss of wind, the fog on the horizon and o...

--- View on the arch --- In Brittany, we have lots of beautiful places to capture the stars. This one is called Meneham. The gatehouse was built between two rocks. Its aim was to monitor the coast, inhabited over the time by customs officer, military etc... In the center, discover the constellation ...

Comet Lovejoy near the open-cluster, the Pleïades, in Brittany France. I think, this is one of the best opportunities to observe the comet and take a picture of it. http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/IMG_0866-4.jpg Here is an animation of the Lovejoy comet. Note during the shooting, the disintegratio...

Summer milky way observation at Mont Saint Michel of Braspart, Brittany, France. It is a panorama at 6400 iso, 30s, f2.8, canon 6D + samyang 14mm. The final image is composed of 15 images. http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/data/images/img_5000-panorama-1-3.jpg More night sky scenes here: https://www...

Planetary conjunction between Jupiter Venus and Mercury. Very nice sky show in Brittany with this fisher house. Canon 6D tamron 70 200. http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/data/images/conjunction.jpg Alexandre Croisier http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/AlexandreCroisierPhotog...

While I was observing (and shooting) the milky way, a nice Iridium flare appaered. Canon 6D, samyang 14mm, 30s, f2.8, 6400 iso After a few search, this is Iridium 13. http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/data/images/img_2989-3.jpg http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/ https://www.facebook.com/AlexandreCro...

Observation of PANSTARRS comet with galaxy m31 at "Mont Saint Michel de Braspart" chapel, Brittany, France
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Comet Panstarrs over the lighthouse Kermorvan at le Conquet. (Brittany, France)
Canon 6D, tamron 70 200, 2.5s, 3200 iso, f2.8
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Panstarrs comet in the sky of "Pointe Saint Mathieu", Brittany, France. Panorama: Canon EOS 6D, tamron 70 200 @ f2.8, 2000 iso, 3.2s
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No PANSTARRS comet today, but horses... Horses under stars! It is a picture that I couldn't miss... Nice sky show and horses standing without moving during 20s. Canon 6D, samyang 14 mm f5.6 20s 3200 iso, at "Pointe Saint Mathieu", Brittany, France http://alexandre.croisier.free.fr/data/ima...

Comet PANSTARRS in the sky over Brittany, France.
Quit difficult to see with the naked eyes, but really nice with the live view of my canon 6D.

Canon 6D, 70 200 f3.2, 1.6s, 3200 iso
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The winter milky way over "la Roche de Feu" in Brittany, France. We can see Jupiter and Orion which are the "stars" of this winter sky show. Sorry for the bad quality of the compression.

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Zodiacal light over "chapelle Saint Samson" in Brittany, France. At the extremity, Jupiter and The Pleïades are visible. Alexandre Croisier

Young moon and Mercury (behind the 2 lines of clouds on the left) over Brittany, France
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Last year, I shot this picture of the summer milky way, near "la pointe du Raz" in Brittany (France). It is a composition of 31 pictures taken with a 350D and a samyang 14mm (f2.8, 1600 iso 20s) http://cyandro.free.fr/IMG_8052-1%20Panorama-Modifier-1-17.jpg http://cyandro.free.fr/IMG_8052-...

December 11th 2012: Bright conjunction between the crescent Moon and Venus over "Mont Saint Michel de Braspart's chapel" in Brittany (France). Mercury is present on the left of the picture. Halo effects are also present behind Moon and Venus. Panorama of 6 pictures: canon 350D + tamron 70 ...