A British doctor can thank her lucky stars for seeing her stunning photographs of the night sky turned into stamps.
Dr Samantha Crimmin was working as an emergency medic for the British Antarctic Survey team, when she took the celestial images over South Georgia.
Using long exposures and plenty of patience, Dr Crimmin was able to capture these incredible shots, which show star trails in a perfect circular motion.
A series of stunning photographs by Dr Samantha Crimmin, which show the night sky over South Georgia, have been turned into a series of stamps for the south Atlantic territory
Cosmos on camera: Dr Crimmin captured this stunning picture above Hope Point in South Georgia
Heavens above: Star trails above Grytviken church in South Georgia
Stunning: These star trails were captured above the wrecks of two Norwegian whaling boats in South Georgia
Her gallery of photographs depict the night sky above different locations on the tiny outpost in the south Atlantic, which is 800 miles away from the nearest light pollution.
They include one above the Harker Glacier, named after British geologist Alfred Harker, and over the wrecks of two Norwegian whaling ships at Grytviken.
Dr Crimmon, from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, also captured beautiful photographs of the Milky Way above the southern seas.
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She was able to create the circular starry effect, by taking multiple snaps from the same point on a 30-second exposure over a two-hour period.
Because the shutter was open for 30 seconds, each star had a little trail behind it from where the Earth moved in that time-frame.
Using computer software, the 33-year-old then 'layered' the images on top of one another to create the images.
Freeze frame: Samantha's lonely tent on the Harker glacier in South Georgia
On ice: Samantha Crimmin braved freezing temperatures on the Harker Glacier in South Georgia
The keen photographer usually sells prints of her photographs for £15 to £45.
A spokesman for the Government of South Georgia said: 'South Georgia is an ideal location for astrophotography, as the nearest light pollution is over 800 miles away.
'On a clear night the quantity of stars is simply breathtaking.
'The images used for our Star Trail stamps were collected over six months and created by pointing the camera towards the south celestial pole and taking long exposure photos.'
Star quality: Dr Crimmin's images are being used for a series of new South Georgia stamps
The night sky: Here the Milky Way is reflected in Cumberland Bay in South Georgia
Gorgeous galaxy: Another shot of the Milky Way, taken on the remote southern Atlantic island
Seeing stars: Dr Crimmin created her stunning images over six months and by using long exposure photographs while working for the British Antartic Survey team