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The all seeing eye - Sheltered under the Stars https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54001256061_fcff7591ae.jpg Sheltered under the Stars by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This image was taken back in July using the TTArtisian Fisheye which has been so much fun since I started using it this year. Image is a...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53984868459_c971f01a5c.jpg Cosmic Dune by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This Image is a composite of the Milky Way shining above the Al Fayoum desert dunes, all taken from the same location on one night. It's hard to believe the summer Milky Way season is already over...

Return of Orion & Zodiacal Light - All Seeing Eye https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53924530638_fa3eac77da.jpg Return of Orion & Zodaical Light by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr Image is a composite of Orion Constellation rising over White Desert "Al 3akabat Area" in a bortle 1 locatio...

Orion through the Hole in the Wall https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53871866572_7823a6e789.jpg Orion through the Hole in the Wall by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This was taken back in April during my trip to the New Valley Dessert. The structure is known as the hole in the wall structure or "Ma...

All seeing eye - Milky Way over Desert Valley https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53845685740_b944b1b14a.jpg All seeing eye - Milky Way over Desert Valley by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr Image is a composite of Milkyway rising over desert valley in Al Fayoum desert area in Egypt, where foreground was i...

All seeing eye - Milky Way over Desert Valley https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53845685740_b944b1b14a.jpg All seeing eye - Milky Way over Desert Valley by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr Image is a composite of Milkyway rising over desert valley in Al Fayoum desert area in Egypt, where foreground was im...

Milky Way Arcs Above Desert Rock https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53709250879_a4c8c8d789.jpg Milky Way Arcs Above Desert Rock by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr In the midst of the New Valley Desert, I awaited the ascent of the galactic core. Then, like a cosmic curtain pulling back, the Milky Way emerg...

Galactic Core Beyond the Hole in the Wall https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53672008482_b427ee9002.jpg Galactic Core Beyond the Hole in the Wall by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr 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 ...

The Hunt for the Devil - 12P/Pons–Brooks 🤘 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53644697784_d61c022b99.jpg The Hunt for the Devil - 12P/Pons–Brooks by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr I travelled over 500 kilometers from Cairo to a bortle 1 location in Al Wady Al Gaded Desert in New Valley government near th...

Winter Milkyway over Qussor Al Arab Rocks https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53626774011_d38371d5ce.jpg WInter Milkyway over Qussor Al Arab Rocks by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This is a blebded composite of the winter milkyway over the Western Desert in Al Fayoum, Qussor Al Arab Rocks from the night ...

Winter Milky Way Panorama Arch over Qussor Dunes https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53567180004_f2f97ceafb.jpg Winter Milky Way Panorama Arch over Qussor Dunes by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr The Image is a stitched blended Winter Milkyway Panorama over Qussor Al Arab in Al Fayoum Egypt on the 7th of F...

"The Witch" https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53545041839_c744611e1b.jpg The Witch by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This is the Witch Head Nebula in HaRGB, a reflection nebula in the constellation Eridanus, the nebula is believed to be an ancient supernova remnant or gas cloud illuminated by...

Antares Rise Again https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53525339482_b2d6c12f20.jpg Antares Rise Again by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr I captured Antares rising in the early hours last month and decided then to go with a natural looking edit but this month I decided to go deeper into Antares with Rho Ophi...

The Great Orion & Running Man Nebulae - HaLRGB (SHO) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53500944282_3bc512d98f.jpg The Great Orion & Running Man Nebulae - HaLRGB (SHO) by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr I had spent most of October, November and December imaging my favorite and the first region I h...

Rosette to Christmas Tree nebulae https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53479921499_837b6fd300.jpg Rosette to Christmas Tree nebulae by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr I had imaged that region back in November over two consecutive nights using my Rokinon 135mm, Nikon Z6II and favorite tracker, the Sky guider...

Antares 🦂 rising over the Valley of Whales 🐋 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53467344518_72ccdf9027.jpg Antares rising over the Valley of Whales 🐋 by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This is my first successful capture of Antares and Rho Ophiuchi this year. Usually, it rises around 4 am and that's when ...

Winter Circle rising over Egyptian Sands https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53455060223_68722e2b4e.jpg Winter Circle rising over Egyptian Sands by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr The Winter Circle or Winter Hexagon is an asterism of a hexagon made of six stars. at Rigel, Aldebaran, Capella, Pollux, Procyo...

“The Heart Nebula” – IC 1805 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53437153088_1753b1168d.jpg The Heart Nebula by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr The image is the Heart Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia in SHO color palette and RGB Stars. I have imaged The Heart and Soul Nebulae several times before on ...

Geminids meteor shower over Egypt's Western Desert https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401521511_b9fc05b934.jpg Geminids meteor shower over Egypt's Western Desert by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr The Geminids meteor shower over the "Al Monfareda Rock" in The Valley of Whales in Egypt's Wester...

Pleiades - LRGB - The Seven Sisters https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53363166422_af6d4bb3ae.jpg Pleiades - LRGB - The Seven Sisters by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr Got to revisit one my early targets this season. "While not strictly a constellation, the Pleiades, comprise a striking open star cl...

Desert Thunderstorm over Egyptian Sand https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53333471143_046c607086.jpg Desert Thunderstorm over Egyptian Sand by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr After a series of cloudy nights before new moon which was supposed to be clear according to forecasts started with rain which is th...

NGC7822 - SHO https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53290589449_f292fd0401.jpg NGC7822 - SHO by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr NGC7822 AKA The Question Mark Nebula Also looks like an Ape's head or skull Redcat 51 AM5 ZWO ASI2600MM Filters: Antlia SHO 3NM Antlia RGB Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 2": 99×...

Rho Ophiuchi & Milky Way Core 46 Hour Mosaic https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53249116002_28d5507c05.jpg Rho Ophiuchi & Milky Way Core 46 Hour Mosaic by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This image is an integration of 40 panels (46 hours) of the Galactic core and Rho Ophiuchi region. I have spent...

Look UP https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53228384634_01ae239bc7.jpg Look Up by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr This image captures the milkyway at this time of year when you are in a dark location and look up. Nikon Z6II Z Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8 @14mm Fornax Lightrack II 30x60" - ISO 3200 August 9th h...

The Andromeda Galaxy - HaLRGB https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53195250822_83df8139af.jpg Andromeda Galaxy in HaLRGB by Ahmed Waddah , on Flickr The Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million light years from our Milky Way is the nearest galaxy to us. Also known as M31. Image data were acquired in August, the ...