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Moon and Venus met under the heart of the Milky Way in Chile Copyright : Maxime Oudoux https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr Here, in Chile, the central bulge of our galaxy rises at the end of the night almost vertically. We can observe all the dark structures (interstellar gas and dust) that travel ...

Moon and Zodiacal light at AstroQueyras Copyright : Maxime Oudoux https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr/ Here is the view from the french observatory of AstroQueyras (3000m above sea level) with one of the astronomer of the complex, Jean-François Gely. Jean-François watches the superb setting of the ...

International Space Station transit over Mont Saint Michel (France) Copyright : Maxime Oudoux / https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr/ Large picture (with behind the scene shots) : https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr/station-spatiale-internationale-iss-avec-thomas-pesquet-au-dessus-du-mont-saint-mich...

Chambord Castle (France) with the Milky Way, Jupiter and Saturn A beautiful night spent around the castle, in mid-May 2020. There was a lot of humidity, with the canal and the forest surrounding the building. It can be seen on the sky, the yellowish horizon and the heart of the Milky Way yellow ins...

NGC 1499 - California in colors A known nebula but nevertheless rather difficult to photograph, all in nuances, volumes, and "blur / sharp" effect. Located in the constellation of Perseus, 70 light years long and +/- 1500 light years away from us, it is a very beautiful veil of interstell...

NGC 1499 - California in colors A known nebula but nevertheless rather difficult to photograph, all in nuances, volumes, and "blur / sharp" effect. Located in the constellation of Perseus, 70 light years long and +/- 1500 light years away from us, it is a very beautiful veil of interstell...

ISS over the French Alps It's always magical to see and photograph the ISS, mainly over moutains in winter. The scene, which took place on January 30 at 7:08 pm, was worth climbing a bit to grab it. The International Space Station has crossed the sky from west to east, with an intense white glow of...

Total Lunar Eclipse from a Night Train in France
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The lunar eclipse throught a window last night, aboard a night train towards the French Alps (at "mid-speed").

Between the Eagle and the Scorpion Website : https://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr Copyright : Maxime Oudoux The Milky Way has become a "must have" in pictures of the night sky; but what does it look like in more detail, especially at its galactic center, from Europe ? This image, taken in ...

The Izoard Pass Website : http://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr Copyright : Maxime Oudoux Description : The same night as the image of the Lautaret pass, another shooting session was held at the Izoard pass. Same weather condition: heat lightening behind the ridge of Peygus on the left, certainly abov...

Airglow, Mars and Milky Way at the Col du Lautaret Website : http://maximeoudouxphotographie.fr/ Copyright : Maxime Oudoux Description : It's a very special atmosphere to live, when you're alone, at 2:30 AM, in the mountains, to see huge silent flashes (heat lightening) reveal the huge mountains ar...

Widefield in Cygnus Widefield view of the Cygnus region. A fairly large region of the sky, composed with mosaic of 8 pictures to cover everything in this portion of the sky. Nikon D750 Astrodon, Samyang 135mm f/2 ED AS UMC NiSi Natural Night Filter SkyWatcher Star Adventurer 120s, 1600ISO, f/2.8, 1...