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Mohammed Abdallah
Whales Valley, Fayoum Desert, Egypt

11/25/2022
07:30 pm

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Equipment Details:

Nikon D3500
Nikkor 18-55mm 3.5-5.6
Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mini

Settings:
25mm
F4.5 iso 3200
120s x 61 shots

Post-processing Details:

This is a stacked, tracked and blended combination of 61 photos. The total integration time is 2 hours and 2 minutes.
Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, Post processed in Siril and Adobe Photoshop.
Tracked sky is blended with the mountain using one of the earlier shots of the same scene.

Image Details:

I took this shot from the Fayoum Desert Valley of Whales in Egypt, which is a UN World Heritage site since 2005 and is well known for its variety of remarkable whale fossils and for having an excellent dark sky. The shot shows 4 marvels of the night sky. California Nebula, which is a faint emission nebula 1000 LY away, Pleiades, or the seven sisters, Aldebran Star and Mars.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!