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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54039743520_95c1d52af6_c.jpg Tsuchinshan Atlas comet over the pyramids by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54038483697_3e37eb3fc1_c.jpg Tsuchinshan Atlas comet over the pyramids by Wael Omar , on Flickr I planned for this images from 10 d...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54024146227_7148b72ee6_c.jpg Last Night in Summer by Wael Omar , on Flickr Before Autumn equinox by few days I took a vacation from work and drive for 5 hours away from Home to reach a dark sky location. I intended to have a last look at the Milkyway heart before...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53603160846_2a368e811f_c.jpg Snaky Sun by Wael Omar , on Flickr The inclination of the Earth's rotation axis causes the seasons and also the position of sunrise and sunset to change every day so the Sun rises due east and sets on due west only twice per year duri...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53855424766_ec40e802b1_c.jpg MW Wady hitan by Wael Omar , on Flickr There's nothing more I could wish for this night. I reached “Wadi El Hitan” or “Valley of Whales “after 5 hours driving from Home. I was escaping the heavy polluted night sky and finally I was aw...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53603160846_2a368e811f_c.jpg Snaky Sun by Wael Omar , on Flickr The inclination of the Earth's rotation axis causes the seasons and also the position of sunrise and sunset to change every day so the Sun rises due east and sets on due west only twice per year duri...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53207598220_4a130f3cfd_c.jpg 6 Months of Sun by Wael Omar , on Flickr Today the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. I have photographed the sun thro...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53195476244_b2c388c7af_c.jpg Fearless Night by Wael Omar , on Flickr This image was full of adventure as it was very far away inside the desert by 2 hours drive from nearest city and 5 hours from home. I had to climb very steep cliff and to overcome my fears and ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53176257255_4214e94b5a_c.jpg First contact by Wael Omar , on Flickr First contact with Comet Nishimura. Last night I drove 5 hours away from home to find dark clear sky and wait till before dawn . The comet had only few minutes before sunrise and it was very hard...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52916584034_736c7e103c_c.jpg The Egyptian Analemma by Wael Omar , on Flickr What a journey! :o The Lunar Analemma. This is the first time that this phenomenon is imaged in EGYPT. The sequence of images was taken from 22 April to 17 May,2023. The idea of the image...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52861342460_a416d08f32_c.jpg North America from Cairo by Wael Omar , on Flickr It was the time to revisit the region of Cygnus , this part of the sky that is full of beauty and cosmic dust. I point my Redcat 51 scope to NGC 7000 , the North America nebula , that ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52816841150_7471e2d72e_c.jpg Cosmic Jellyfish by Wael Omar , on Flickr Jellyfish Nebula - also known as IC 443 and Sh2-248. Jellyfish nebula is the remnant of a massive star that ran out of fuel and exploded as Supernova that result in this bulbous 'head' shape w...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52799981065_d9245a0666_c.jpg Ramadan full moon by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52799594516_22c5233d3e_c.jpg Over Khofo by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52799026332_259b6e73e0_c.jpg Over Khofo 2 by Wael Omar...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52772078660_1911ebbd30_c.jpg Cosmic Flower by Wael Omar , on Flickr SH2-275 " Rosette Nebula". The nebula is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky way galaxy. Its far away from earth by 5000 ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52729596365_d695f30247_c.jpg The Desert Whales by Wael Omar , on Flickr The Desert Whales My panorama image for the Milky way in one of the most famous UNISCO World Heritage in EGYPT, Wadi El - Hitan. Whale Valley or Wadi El- Hitan , in the Western Desert of Egyp...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52644248510_930f7e0cf2_c.jpg Shark attack on the observatory by Wael Omar , on Flickr "Shark attack on the observatory" This is the hardest object I 've ever captured till now , Its a real challenge for anyone love astrophotography . The Shark nebula is...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52634677204_623a7dbcaf_b.jpg Davinci Moon by Wael Omar , on Flickr "Davinci Moon" . I took this image in 19th November 2022 During the crescent rise over the Horizon. The Davinci glow was so obvious at this day that i could even see it by my eyes. I use...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52520781425_dc625e33d5_c.jpg 1 by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52520577969_bcaa9b2f15_c.jpg 2 by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52519827077_28d72ff409_c.jpg 3 by Wael Omar , on Flickr https://live.staticflic...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52474625185_90dc66fd44_c.jpg Orion unleashed his Fire by Wael Omar , on Flickr My image for Orion Constellation wide field . I drove 5 hours away from home to Dark sky to be able to capture this image. This was in October 30 , 2022 . The moon was still above Hori...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52474219089_f2d45f1a0d_c.jpg NGC 3938 with supernova by Wael Omar , on Flickr I am so excited to be able to capture this image as i thought i discovered new supernova in NGC 3938. I only have very small imaging setup ( Redcat 51 focal length 250 mm with ZWO 294 m...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52357925725_289b824362_z.jpg Moon rise on Medieval Cairo by Wael Omar , on Flickr "Mohamed Ali " Mosque was built on 1848 AD . This mosque is known as the "Alabaster Mosque", in reference to its marble paneling on its interior and exterior wal...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52354579198_9e8082e744_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52354579198_1d4bd896ff.jpg Moon rise over Mohamed Ali Mosque by Wael Omar , on Flickr This was really a challenging shot. I planned for it for several days to find the best location in a very crowded...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52126263195_07266045e0_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52126263195_a39b18a955_o.jpg Bode Galaxy - Cigar Galaxy - NGC 2976 & IFN group by Wael Omar , on Flickr M81, also known as Bode's galaxy, is a large bright spiral galaxy located 11.8 million lig...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52126263195_07266045e0_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52126263195_a39b18a955_o.jpg Bode Galaxy - Cigar Galaxy - NGC 2976 & IFN group by Wael Omar , on Flickr M81, also known as Bode's galaxy, is a large bright spiral galaxy located 11.8 million lig...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072482206_6d2eecdb87_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072482206_ee554e4d25_o.jpg venus&jupiter meet Pyramids by Wael Omar , on Flickr As the planets journey goes on , there is every day chance to capture their alignment and conjugation . After i ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52059865662_b6a3e71979_b.jpg planet alignment by Wael Omar , on Flickr Planets orbit around the sun in our solar system in elliptic path with different speeds and distance from the sun. Due to this difference there are times where the planets appeared visually fr...