ASTROCRUISE - Astrophotography by Philip Perkins

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Astrocruise is about photography - photography of both our 'inner world' (the Earth) and our 'outer world' (everything beyond the Earth), namely the cosmos; the solar system, the milky way, galaxies, indeed the universe. Since the Earth is inextricably part of the cosmos there is a strong affinity; photography merges to astrophotography when we aim our cameras above the horizon. It is all photography, and essentially the same light illuminates all of these photographs; it is all a form of 'sunlight' - stars are distant suns.

Astrophotography is a special form of photography that (uniquely) reveals objects that are invisible to the unaided eye - the distances within our macrocosm are so vast that much of it can only be seen by means of long exposure photographs. The camera, by accumulating light, helps reveal mysteries of the universe that otherwise remain invisible. The earth and all of its life forms evolved from the same elements that gave light to these photographs - it is all part of our natural heritage.

The photography on these pages is largely from my home location in Wiltshire and from southern France. New images are added frequently so please visit again soon.

Please see below for the Highlights and News sections which have recent images and the Image Gallery section which has the complete collection of my work.
Philip Perkins

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Last updated: 23 April 2023

Highlights		Thank you for visiting.. Astrocruise is about photography - photography of both our 'inner world' (the Earth) and our 'outer world' (everything beyond the Earth), namely the cosmos; the solar system, the milky way, galaxies, indeed the universe. Since the Earth is inextricably part of the cosmos there is a strong affinity; photography merges to astrophotography when we aim our cameras above the horizon. It is all photography, and essentially the same light illuminates all of these photographs; it is all a form of 'sunlight' - stars are distant suns. Astrophotography is a special form of photography that (uniquely) reveals objects that are invisible to the unaided eye - the distances within our macrocosm are so vast that much of it can only be seen by means of long exposure photographs. The camera, by accumulating light, helps reveal mysteries of the universe that otherwise remain invisible. The earth and all of its life forms evolved from the same elements that gave light to these photographs - it is all part of our natural heritage. The photography on these pages is largely from my home location in Wiltshire and from southern France. New images are added frequently so please visit again soon. Please see below for the Highlights and News sections which have recent images and the Image Gallery section which has the complete collection of my work. Philip Perkins
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Conjunction over Stonehenge	Horsehead Closeup	Great Orion Nebula	Pleiades - Seven Sisters
Hale-Bopp over Stonehenge	Full Moon	Planets over Stonehenge	Antares & Rho Ophiuchus
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy	M101 Pinwheel Galaxy	M51 Whirlpool Galaxy	Veil Nebula West

2012 Supernova in M95	Conjunction over Stonehenge	M65 M66 Galaxy Pair in Leo	M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy	Horsehead Closeup	M1 - Crab Nebula	WitchHead Nebula IC2118