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Osama Fathi
Kattamiea Observatory, Egypt

09/16/2022
08:00 pm

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Equipment Details:

Nikon Z6 Mod
Nikkor 14_24 mm at 24
Skywatcher Staradventurer 2l

Post-processing Details:

Exif:
Milkyway tracked : 180 sec, ISO 500, f2.8
Foreground : 20 sec, ISO 2500, f2.8

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Kattamiea Observatory is the biggest Observatory in the Middle East and North Africa.
The telescope, which is located 80 km from the center of old Cairo, has a main mirror diameter of about 1.88 meters (74 inches) and weighs about 2 tons, The diameter of the dome is about 19 meters, and weighs more than 100 tons.

After finishing our tour and stargazing session, the lady insisted to climb the ladder of the smll dome to take this crispy photo with the Milky way Arch, we tried to prevent her but it is the passion 😃

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