294 KM | Canigou – Mont Ventoux

Perfectly seen under the light of the rising sun, the silhouette of Mont Ventoux!

Lights of the cities of Montpelier and Sête. One can almost count the individual lights!

Distance	294 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO200 – 2.5 s
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope (900 mm. equiv.)
Date	August 12th 2017 – 06:00

Mont Ventoux is a mountain clearly known for the Tour de France, when it provides everyone with a fantastic show.

Nevertheless, this is not the only show provided by Mont Ventoux, as it is an iconic landmark as seen from Canigou, at the other side of Golfe du Lyon.

The view of its shadow, together with the lights of the villages below is something remarkable.

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408 KM | Noufonts, Pyrenees – Tête de l’Estrop, Alps

Distance	408 Kilometers
By	Marc Bret
Camera	Nikon P900 @ ISO100 – 1/1600
Lens	F8 zoom 2000 mm eq.
Date	July 16th 2019 – 06:20 aprox

May be  the most distant sunrise photographied in the world.

Five years ago, we managed to portray for the first time the cornices of the Alps from the Pyrenees and it was precisely this mountain our goal from the Canigó. In this new occasion the objective has been to portray it better and from further away, from the top of the Noufonts and this is the result. The Estrop partially eclipsing the great solar disk.

Perhaps the astro-landscape photographed further away on our planet, thanks to the peculiar geography that extends between the Alps and the Pyrenees, the clean air and the sun.

 

276 KM | Le Cengle, Marseille – Canigó

This image has been submitted via our page (Thank you Bruno!)

You can send us yours at beyondhorizons2@gmail.com

Distance	276 Kilometers
By	Bruno Carrias
Camera	Nikon D5200 @ ISO 100 – 1/320
Lens	300 mm.
Date	February 02nd 2012 – 17:58

If there is a Master when it comes to photograph Canigó peak, he is Bruno.

We are used to have from him several high quality pictures of Canigó taken from various locations around Marseille, and in this case it is no exception.

It comes with a great deal of planification and preparation to capture the sun setting just against the desired target, and in the picture above this is done with absolute mastery.

324 KM | Puig d’en Galileu, Mallorca – Pic de Saloria, Pyrenees

Distance	324 Kilometers
By	Marcos Molina
Camera	Canon eos 5D Mark III
Lens	Nikon f/5.6 600mm (manual)
Date	February 11th, 2018 – 17:00 h

World Record for the longest line of sight In – Country!

On the way up to the Tramuntana mountains, Mallorca, Balearic islands. Spain’s Mainland can be seen one hundred miles away above the horizon, only under very exceptional atmospheric conditions.

101 KM | Samatan – Pic de Soularac

This image has been submitted via our page.

You can send us yours at beyondhorizons2@gmail.com

Distance	101 Kilometers
By	David Guenot
Camera	Nikon D5500 @ ISO400 – 1/250
Lens	Nikon 55 – 300 @ 300mm. f/10
Date	October 10th 2017 – 08:32

Here we have a very good picture from our recent contributor David Guenot, showing us the beautiful morning lights over the Pic the Soularac as seen from Samatan, France.

A calm morning on that day provided the very specific conditions that are needed for long distant sights, and the result is impressive.

We  look forward to more pictures from you David!

210 KM | Mont Caro – Monte Perdido

Distance	210 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/800
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope (900 mm. equiv.)
Date	December 26th 2015 – 17:25

Even with not the perfect conditions, Monte Perdido is always a landmark in the horizon when trying to see the Pyrenees from a long distance.

It is a mountain that can be easily seen from Spain, but that is almost hidden behind other high peaks when is seen from France. This may be the reason for its name, as Monte Perdido is Spanish means “Lost Mountain”.

285 KM | Cantavieja – Pica d’Estats

Distance	285 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/400
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope (900 m. equiv.)
Date	December 22nd 2014 – 09:12

Again another example of the great day that happened almoste 3 years ago, when almost all the peaks in the Pyrenees were able to be seen from a single viewing location.

Exceptionally good visibility conditions allowed us to see further than 250 kilometers away, covering the whole range, from the peaks in Navarra to the peaks in Cataluña.

255 KM | Cantavieja – Comaloforno

Distance	255 Kilometers
By	Juanjo Diaz de Argandoña
Camera	Nikon D5100 @ ISO160 – 1/400
Lens	ED80 APO Refractor Telescope
Date	December 22nd 2014 – 09:09

Moving moutains, or refration doing its job in long distance pictures.

The above images show the very same mountains on the same day, just separated by a handful of minutes. In this time the layers of air are moving enough to change the direction of the beams of light, thus modifying the layout of the complete view.

As you can see, it almost seems that the mountains are growing in seconds!

436 KM | Bastiments, Pyrenees – Doigt de Dieu, Alps

Winter Morning view of the Alps

Photograph achieved in a day of great transparency, from the Bastiments with little focal length to frame some silhouettes of the Alps and Ventoux behind of the Gulf of Lion, in complete daylight.

Distance	436 Kilometers
By	Marc Bret
Camera	Panasonic Lumix FZ72 @ ISO100 – 1/125
Lens	Nikkor AF-N 180 @ 187 mm – f./5.5
Date	February 21th 2016   11:06 am

Want to try yourself? Don’t forget to check our recommended cameras!

Getting to see the Alps from the Pyrenees seemed an extremely difficult goal a few years ago.  No photos existed, or at least were not published.

Achieving it in complete daylight without the help of the alignment of the sun or the dawn screen effect still seemed more difficult.

Alps sectors with more zoom, and a little over contrasted, to ease the view of the details.  One album with other pics of that day can be found here. The panoramic simulation of Ulrich is available here.

The Doigt de Dieu was the most distant summit and the World Record for distant pictures until July of the same year. Currently World Record is from  another summit of the Pyriness although in this case with a contemplation before the sunrise.