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Philippe Jacquot

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Annecy-based astrophotographer, Philippe Jacquot captures starry skies through celestial landscapes and eclipse chasing.

Philippe Jacquot is an French astrophotographer based in Annecy, in the Haute-Savoie region of France. A lifelong photography enthusiast, he discovered astronomy in 1998, shortly before the total solar eclipse of 1999 observed in France. The meeting of these two passions felt natural to him: he chose to convey through images the sense of calm and wonder offered by observing the night sky with the naked eye, capturing "celestial landscapes" that blend earthly horizons with starry skies.

Holder of a university degree in astronomy and astrophysics earned in 2000, he has chaired the Annecy astronomy club Tycho Brahé for 24 years. Through the club, he organizes observation evenings and gives talks throughout the Rhône-Alpes region, helping share his passion with the public. Having also become an "eclipse chaser," he has traveled the world for many years to relive the intensity of this exceptional astronomical phenomenon.

His work has earned him several awards in international competitions, including the Photo Nightscape Awards, the Siena International Photography Awards, and the Astrophotographer of the Year competition held by the Royal Observatory of Greenwich. His images have also been published in specialized magazines such as Ciel & Espace, and he has been featured in television reports, including a profile broadcast on TF1's 8 p.m. news.

Beyond photography itself, Philippe Jacquot shares his expertise through photography workshops held around Lake Annecy and abroad, where he teaches techniques such as star trails, the Milky Way, and night panoramas. He has also published a book devoted to the celestial landscapes of Lake Annecy.

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Biosphoto | 2624281 | Aurora borealis and Milky Way, visible auroral curtains to the naked eye and arch of the Milky Way directly above Mont Blanc, Annecy, Semnoz, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Aurora borealis and Milky Way, visible auroral curtains to the naked eye and arch of the Milky Way [...]
Biosphoto | 2624461 | Giant cacti of the Atacama Desert under the Milky Way, on the left, in Sagittarius, the galactic center is topped by the bright Jupiter, with Saturn on the horizon, just above the Licancabur volcano (5916m). In the center, the constellation Centaurus and its two bright stars are accompanied at the top of the image by Omega Centauri, the brightest globular cluster in the sky. Further to the right, the Southern Cross is near the dark Coal Sack nebula. Rising on the horizon between the two cacti is the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Guatin, Atacama Desert, Chile. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Giant cacti of the Atacama Desert under the Milky Way, on the left, in Sagittarius, the galactic [...]
Biosphoto | 2624567 | Passage of the ISS from the Sarrasins Cave, on the cliff overlooking Veyrier-du-Lac, Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Passage of the ISS from the Sarrasins Cave, on the cliff overlooking Veyrier-du-Lac, Annecy, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624520 | Alpha Virginis and Jupiter in the constellation Virgo above the Fountain of Arethusa, Syracuse, Ortygia, Italy. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Alpha Virginis and Jupiter in the constellation Virgo above the Fountain of Arethusa, Syracuse, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624489 | Photographers of celestial landscapes at the foot of Roque Cinchado, the imposing rock is a prime subject in Teide National Park, with the volcano in the background, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Photographers of celestial landscapes at the foot of Roque Cinchado, the imposing rock is a prime [...]
Biosphoto | 2624564 | Passage of the ISS behind the snow-covered Tournette, Annecy, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Passage of the ISS behind the snow-covered Tournette, Annecy, France.
Biosphoto | 2624551 | Solar Eclipse Sequence and Prominences, Idaho, United States, August 21, 2017 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Solar Eclipse Sequence and Prominences, Idaho, United States, August 21, 2017
Biosphoto | 2624562 | Phases of an annular solar eclipse, Reunion Island, September 1, 2016 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Phases of an annular solar eclipse, Reunion Island, September 1, 2016
Biosphoto | 2624549 | Total Solar Eclipse, Exmouth, Australia, April 20, 2023 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Total Solar Eclipse, Exmouth, Australia, April 20, 2023
Biosphoto | 2624553 | Solar Eclipse Sequence, Texas, April 8, 2024 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Solar Eclipse Sequence, Texas, April 8, 2024
Biosphoto | 2624560 | Total lunar eclipse, Upaix, Hautes Alpes, France, January 1, 2019. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Total lunar eclipse, Upaix, Hautes Alpes, France, January 1, 2019.
Biosphoto | 2624554 | Total Solar Eclipse – Prominences, Baily's beads, and chromosphere, Texas, United State | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Total Solar Eclipse – Prominences, Baily's beads, and chromosphere, Texas, United State
Biosphoto | 2624557 | Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and the Mont-Blanc massif, Col de la Madeleine, Savoie, France, July 9, 2020 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and the Mont-Blanc massif, Col de la Madeleine, Savoie, France, July 9, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624460 | Stromatolites under a starry sky with Venus above, accompanied by Sirius, the constellation of Orion, and the Milky Way, Hamelin Pool, Australia. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Stromatolites under a starry sky with Venus above, accompanied by Sirius, the constellation of [...]
Biosphoto | 2624456 | Campsite under the Milky Way, Centaurus globular cluster (top left), Crux and its dark nebula the Coal Sack, Carina Nebula (center top), Large Magellanic Cloud and the bright star Canopus (to the right). Cervantes, Western Australia, Australia. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Campsite under the Milky Way, Centaurus globular cluster (top left), Crux and its dark nebula the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624469 | Desert tree in the middle of the Atacama Salt Flat, at an altitude of 2500m, under the Milky Way, Sagittarius, Centaurus and its globular cluster, Crux, Carina, Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, Dark Horse nebula in the constellation of Ophiuchus, a dark nebula that obscures the stars in the background of the Galaxy. Perfectly visible under the bright Jupiter, Andes Mountains, Chile. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Desert tree in the middle of the Atacama Salt Flat, at an altitude of 2500m, under the Milky Way, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624468 | Route 23 from San Pedro de Atacama under a starry sky, the brightest of them all is Sirius from the constellation Canis Major. San Pedro de Atacama Desert, Atacama, Chile. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Route 23 from San Pedro de Atacama under a starry sky, the brightest of them all is Sirius from the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624477 | Rare cirrus clouds on Venus and the lunar crescent in conjunction. The lights of San Cristobal de la Laguna and Santa Cruz outline the contour of the caldera below, while offshore to the right, the island of Gran Canaria breaks the twilight line. Mount Teide, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Rare cirrus clouds on Venus and the lunar crescent in conjunction. The lights of San Cristobal de [...]
Biosphoto | 2624566 | Passage of the ISS over Lake Annecy and the bright star Vega on the left, while the planet Venus shines brilliantly in the twilight. The Duingt peninsula is visible on the left side of the image, and the powerful floodlights of the Château de Menthon St Bernard illuminate the sky on the right. The mass of the Roc de Chère nature reserve divides the lake in two. Talloires, Lake Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Passage of the ISS over Lake Annecy and the bright star Vega on the left, while the planet Venus [...]
Biosphoto | 2624482 | Milky Way, on the slopes of Mount Teide in Tenerife, the green of the last vegetation contrasts with the black of the surrounding volcanic rock, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Milky Way, on the slopes of Mount Teide in Tenerife, the green of the last vegetation contrasts [...]
Biosphoto | 2624480 | Ursa Major and the 1m optical telescope OGS (Optical Ground Station) start operating here at the beginning of the evening, with the constellation of the Great Bear in the background, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Ursa Major and the 1m optical telescope OGS (Optical Ground Station) start operating here at the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624490 | Sunset photographer before continuing with the Milky Way during the night on the slopes of Mount Teide in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Sunset photographer before continuing with the Milky Way during the night on the slopes of Mount [...]
Biosphoto | 2624523 | Desert mist at the end of the night in the Omani desert of Wahiba Sands, the spring sky presents a rich galactic center filled with stars and gaseous nebulae. Above the camp, Venus shines brightly, dominating over Mars, while on the right side of the image, Alpha and Beta Centauri connect the Milky Way to the top of the dune, Wahiba Sands, Oman. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Desert mist at the end of the night in the Omani desert of Wahiba Sands, the spring sky presents a [...]
Biosphoto | 2624496 | Milky Way above Zabriskie Point. Death Valley, California, USA. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Milky Way above Zabriskie Point. Death Valley, California, USA.
Biosphoto | 2624537 | Rotation of the sky above a yurt, Yangikazgan, Uzbekistan. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Rotation of the sky above a yurt, Yangikazgan, Uzbekistan.
Biosphoto | 2624472 | The Burj Khalifa under the stars, with those of the Ursa Major on the right, those of the constellation Perseus on the left, and the bright Capella of the Auriga at the top of the image, United Arab Emirates. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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The Burj Khalifa under the stars, with those of the Ursa Major on the right, those of the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624487 | Dome openings at the Teide Observatory. The Milky Way is stunning at 2500m altitude, despite the Calima bringing dust from the Sahara and diffusing the light from the coastal cities, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Dome openings at the Teide Observatory. The Milky Way is stunning at 2500m altitude, despite the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624264 | Starry sky at Sainte-Enimie, Cévennes, Lozère, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Starry sky at Sainte-Enimie, Cévennes, Lozère, France.
Biosphoto | 2624561 | Sequence showing the progression of the Solar annular eclipse 2016, Reunion Island, September 1, 2016 | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Sequence showing the progression of the Solar annular eclipse 2016, Reunion Island, September 1, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624267 | The rock beneath the Polar Star, the Roche de Solutré is a limestone escarpment that overlooks the vineyards of Burgundy, located 8 km from Mâcon. The birthplace of the famous Pouilly-Fuissé, Solutré and its sister, the Roche de Vergisson, have been beautifully described by Lamartine as two petrified ships overlooking a sea of vines. Situated in a plot of Mâcon-Solutré belonging to winemaker Michel Camusat, I captured the apparent movement of the stars for 2 hours, right above the Roche. Solutré-Pouilly, Saône-et-Loire, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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The rock beneath the Polar Star, the Roche de Solutré is a limestone escarpment that overlooks the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624507 | Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Biosphoto | 2624361 | Three-day-old crescent moon setting over Lake Annecy at nautical twilight, viewed from the Forclaz Pass, with the Duingt peninsula separating the small and large lakes, Montmin, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Three-day-old crescent moon setting over Lake Annecy at nautical twilight, viewed from the Forclaz [...]
Biosphoto | 2624505 | The nearly quarter moon sets on the horizon, giving way to the splendor of the Milky Way in the desert at Monument Valley, Utah, USA. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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The nearly quarter moon sets on the horizon, giving way to the splendor of the Milky Way in the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624512 | Sunset in Oia, Santorini, Greece. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Sunset in Oia, Santorini, Greece.
Biosphoto | 2624521 | Milky Way above the village of Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Milky Way above the village of Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy.
Biosphoto | 2624359 | Galactic arch, the Milky Way stretches above Mont Blanc from the heights of Megève. The Haute-Savoie resort illuminates the mountain behind the large tree. Lower in the valley, the lights of Saint-Gervais do not obscure the view of another galaxy, that of Andromeda, which appears quite small compared to ours. Located over 2 million light-years away, it will eventually merge with the Milky Way in more than 2 billion years. Megève, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Galactic arch, the Milky Way stretches above Mont Blanc from the heights of Megève. The [...]
Biosphoto | 2624289 | The last rays of the sun illuminate the peaks of the Mont-Blanc massif in shades of pink, from the Aiguille du Goûter on the left to the Aiguille des Glaciers (3816m) on the right, passing by the giant of the Alps and Tré-la-Tête (3892m), which is already in shadow. A sea of clouds settles over Lake Annecy. Semnoz, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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The last rays of the sun illuminate the peaks of the Mont-Blanc massif in shades of pink, from the [...]
Biosphoto | 2624542 | Circular star trail above the Cirque de Cilaos, Reunion Island, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Circular star trail above the Cirque de Cilaos, Reunion Island, France.
Biosphoto | 2624355 | Moonrise over Mont Blanc as the last rays of the sun paint the entire Mont Blanc range in shades of pink, Les Saisies, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Moonrise over Mont Blanc as the last rays of the sun paint the entire Mont Blanc range in shades of [...]
Biosphoto | 2624334 | Parmelan Cliff and Jupiter above Annecy, the Fier Valley in Alex, with the Tournette Pyramid (2352m) in the background, Lake Annecy, featuring the Milky Way. Mont Blanc is visible on the left horizon, and the hamlet of La Blonnière lies at the foot of Parmelan. Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Parmelan Cliff and Jupiter above Annecy, the Fier Valley in Alex, with the Tournette Pyramid [...]
Biosphoto | 2624283 | Aurora borealis over Annecy, Semnoz, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Aurora borealis over Annecy, Semnoz, Haute-Savoie, France.
Biosphoto | 2624282 | Alignment of 3 visible planets in the evening sky: the brightest, Venus, is closest to the horizon, followed by Saturn, which is less prominent but clearly distinguishable to the naked eye. Jupiter completes this planetary string, accompanied by a large crescent moon, seen from Semnoz above Annecy in the Bauges massif, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Alignment of 3 visible planets in the evening sky: the brightest, Venus, is closest to the horizon, [...]
Biosphoto | 2624321 | Star trails above the Grands Mulets Refuge overlooking the crevassed Bossons Glacier descending from the cursed valley. Opposite, the summit of the Aiguille du Midi is illuminated by the full moon, while the International Space Station passes by before disappearing behind the Cosmiques Refuge. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Star trails above the Grands Mulets Refuge overlooking the crevassed Bossons Glacier descending [...]
Biosphoto | 2624366 | The Caille Bridge under the stars, Cruseilles, Haute-Savoie, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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The Caille Bridge under the stars, Cruseilles, Haute-Savoie, France.
Biosphoto | 2624205 | Beynac Castle in Périgord. Nestled in a bend of the Dordogne River, the imposing medieval castle of Beynac-et-Cazenac overlooks the village nestled at the foot of its cliff. In the Middle Ages, the building was the seat of one of the four baronies of Périgord. During the hour-long pause, the stars trace their path across a clear sky, with the brightest ones on the left belonging to the constellation Leo. Within it, the orange hue of the planet Mars accompanies the star Regulus of Leo. Beynac-et-Cazenac, Dordogne, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Beynac Castle in Périgord. Nestled in a bend of the Dordogne River, the imposing medieval castle of [...]
Biosphoto | 2624214 | Bivouac in Vercors, the fifth International Dark Sky Reserve (RICE) since 2023, the High Plateaus of Vercors offer a sky free from light pollution, located in the Pre-Alps massif, Chichilianne, Vercors, Isère, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Bivouac in Vercors, the fifth International Dark Sky Reserve (RICE) since 2023, the High Plateaus [...]
Biosphoto | 2624243 | Chapel of Saint John of the Commanders at the foot of the keep of the Knights Hospitaller castle under the stars. Le Poët Laval, Drôme, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Chapel of Saint John of the Commanders at the foot of the keep of the Knights Hospitaller castle [...]
Biosphoto | 2624255 | Sunset aligned with the Arc de Triomphe in the Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Sunset aligned with the Arc de Triomphe in the Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France.
Biosphoto | 2624274 | Lavender fields of the Valensole plateau at dusk, with Venus disappearing behind the Lubéron mountains. Alpes de Haute-Provence, France. | © Philippe Jacquot / Biosphoto
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Lavender fields of the Valensole plateau at dusk, with Venus disappearing behind the Lubéron [...]