Galactic Core Beyond the Hole in the Wall (Ahmed Waddah)

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Galactic Core Beyond the Hole in the Wall

I have wanted to travel to this bortle 1 location for this unique structure for over 2 year now and finally I had the chance to shoot the hole in the wall structure or "Makhroum El Sahraway" in the depth of the New Valley Desert 500 km away from Cairo due south. I shot the Milkyway sky first from the other side of the opening and shot the foreground from this side just before sunrise. I knew with such integration time for the sky from a bortle 1 that I would be able to pull up much detail and color so I took my time to finalize this blended composite.

I would like to dedicate this one to Alyn Wallace and our dearly departed.

Sky:
Nikon Z6II (modified)
Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
40x120" - f/2.8 - ISO 1250 - 24mm
iOptron Skyguider Pro

Foreground:
Nikon Z6II (modified)
Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
1x10" - f/4 - ISO 1250 - 14mm

6th of April, 2024
Al Wady Al Gaded Desert, New Valley Government, Egypt

Very Wide Field
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