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astrocruise astrophotography by philip perkins highlights t hank 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 gallery articles projects news for sale new collection of specialised astronomical equipment links music jottings talks image use contact highlights click the thumbnails below to see large images 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 image gallery click the thumbnails below to see contents of each section beyond the milky way within the milky way within the solar system heritage photography news new images from march 2011 to february 2012 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 james o donnell inaugural organ concert holy cross ramsbury 4th october 2014 please click here for a youtube video of the complete concert ramsbury holy cross organ restoration please click here for a youtube video of the complete restoration recording parts 1 to 4 june 9 2019 ramsbury airfield 75th anniversary commemoration of the massive airlift operation to normandy to liberate europe from nazi tyranny very early on d day morning fifty two c 47 aircraft each towing a glider thundered past this very spot on their way to normandy please click here to see the youtube video of this event ramsbury environs an album of photographs which illustrate ramsbury s amazing aonb landscapes from axford in the west to chilton foliat in the east including the steep valley of the river kennet and grade i listed church ramsbury airfield as it existed in 2010 prior to the demolition of historical wwii structures a photographic album of the structures that were present during d day operations in 1944 prior to their demolition in 2010 the raven s call voices through time hd youtube video of the complete performance an epic production involving a cast of hundreds from ramsbury and surrounding villages please help identify our iringa house where we lived from 1949 1952 african adventure october 2017 a tour of the northern tanzania reserves lake manyana ngorongoro including the crater and the serengeti amazing wildlife footage please click here for the youtube video prince charles visits ramsbury december 15 2017 please click these youtube links to see two wonderful performances by kevin bates the arrival of the queen of sheba by gf handel the swan from carnival of the animals by saint saëns ramsbury memorial hall 90th anniversary commemoration please click here for the youtube video presentations on astronomical imaging more than 40 presentations since 2001 open skies events astronomical viewing sessions through large telescopes for the local community dark skies find out how you can help us see the stars new article added astro physics ap 900gto mount some experiences visit bbc wiltshire to see their astrocruise feature article and their venus transit feature prints obtain high quality prints dedicate a print to someone special contact your comments are most welcome sorry please enable javascript to email me all text and images copyright 1997 2022 by philip perkins all rights reserved last updated 06 june 2025