Valley of Whales Milkyway Panorama Arch ( Ahmed Waddah )

Contains: Extremely wide field

Valley of Whales Milkyway Panorama Arch

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Nikkor AF-S 20mm f/1.8G ED · Nikkor Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S
Imaging Cameras: Nikon D850 · Nikon Z6II (modified)
Mounts: Fornax LighTrack II
Software: Adobe Lightroom · Adobe Photoshop · New House Internet Services BV PTGui · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator

Dates:: April 20, 2023
Frames:: 28×120″(56′)
Integration:: 56′
Avg. Moon age:: 0.34 days
Avg. Moon phase:: 0.13%

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Astrometry.net job: 7727438

Resolution: 11197x5230

File size: 37.3 MB

Data source: Traveller

I finally got to shoot a colorful Milkyway Panorama Arch over the Valley of Whales Mountain in Al Fayoum Desert in Egypt

Image is a composite where sky and foreground were imaged on different nights. Foreground was shot on the 16th of April during blue hour but it was a windy so taking a pano for the sky would be risky so I came back on the 20th and shot the sky pano a couple of kilos back on higher ground near Al Monfareda Rock to capture the beautiful air glow blocked by the mountain.

Foreground: 1 Row x 3 - D850 - 1/13s - ISO 100 - 20mm f/1.8 @f8 in landscape mode

Sky: 2 rows x 14 Panel - Nikon Z6II (Astro-modified) - Nikon 14-24mm S f/2.8 - 24mm @f2.8 in Vertical mode - ISO 1250. 12 vertical panels would be perfect for a 180 pano but having an extra panel on each side makes it easier to crop in post!

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