bioluminescence phenomenon with Presides Meteor shower (Amr Abdulwahab)

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bioluminescence phenomenon with Presides Meteor shower

I would like to share with you this amazing picture that I took by pure chance of one of the famous lakes in the Egyptian desert, called Lake Rayan Lower. On the night of August 13th, I was shooting the meteors using three close cameras, until I decided to shoot a video with the time lapse technique. I decided to put a camera that records the movement of the galaxy in the lake. In the meantime, I saw a light on the shore of the lake. At first I thought it was a light from the fishermen within sight who were fishing at night, but then a fisherman approached me and asked me if I needed help. I thanked him but before he left I asked him about this light on the shore of the lake. He told me that they were jellyfish that came out with the wind to light up the lake. At that time I was very lucky to shoot the whole night from this place.

Lake Rayan is part of Wadi El Rayan, a protected area in the Fayoum desert, about 140 km from Cairo1.
Wadi El Rayan consists of two man-made lakes that were created by agricultural run-off water from Fayoum oasis. The two lakes have different altitudes, so a waterfall was formed where they meet. It is the only waterfall in Egypt.
Wadi El Rayan is home to many species of birds, animals, and plants, some of which are endangered or endemic. It is also a popular destination for camping, hiking, and sandboarding4.
Wadi El Rayan is also close to Wadi El Hitan, or Valley of the Whales, where you can see fossilized skeletons of ancient whales that lived millions of years ago when the area was covered by sea.

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