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astrophotographer Osama Fati A stunning view of a bright triangular star twinkling across the band of the Milky Way has been captured in a clear sky above the volcanic region of Egypt’s Black Desert.
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The composite image of Fatih was taken on the night of December 20, 2025, and shows a dense starry sky and dark, dusty filaments. milky wayThe galactic plane dominated the moonless sky. “The extremely low light pollution and dry atmospheric conditions in the desert provide a high contrast between the bright central region of the Milky Way and the surrounding stellar background,” Fatih told Space.com in an email.
bright star deneb — which represents the tail of the Great Swan in the constellation Cygnus — is seen embedded within the ribbon of the Milky Way. Vega, North star of past and futureshining directly below near the horizon. altairThe brightest star in the constellation Aquila shines to the left of Fatih’s image, on the opposite side of our galaxy’s bright band.
Together, they are summer triangleone of the most famous star formations — or asterism — Into the night sky. As its name suggests, the star lurks relatively low on the horizon for northern hemisphere stargazers during the winter, but rises high overhead during the short summer nights.
Fatih used the modified image to capture a starry skyscape with a six-minute exposure. Nikon Z6 camera Equipped with Nikkor 14-24mm lens. “The foreground features were recorded under natural starlight, preserving the subtle textures of the desert and highlighting the connections between it and the desert without the use of artificial lighting. earth‘s ancient geological formations and the vast structure of our galaxy,” Fatih added.
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