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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Winter Diamonds above the black desert Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Shinning the evening sky with the winter monsters, Orion Nebula, Bernard's loops, Pleiades, and Jupiter https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53662458593_2077acc8d3_c.jpg Comet 12PPon and Winter Diamonds annotated b...

comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and Andromeda with a meteor above the black desert This is a rare astronomical event where the comet appears close to the Andromeda Galaxy, and near them there is one of the bright meteors https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53579855764_7302ded1f6_c.jpg comet 12P/Pons-Brooks an...

Venus-Mars conjunction Venus and Mars will align in the sky, passing 38' to the north of each other At roughly the same moment, the two objects will make a close approach, known as an appulse. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53552079123_666decd70b_c.jpg Venus-Mars Conjunction by osama Fathi , on...

A human-shaped rock look like observing the Geminids A rock with a human shape that appears to be watching the Geminids https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53401080242_e5ec973c6c_c.jpg A human-shaped rock look like observing the Geminids by osama Fathi , on Flickr For the first time, this place has ...

Gemind Meteor Shower with Carina Nebula single shot Two Single Shots of the Carina Nebula with Geminids Meteor Shower 2023 over the white desert https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53398969052_4381ee11f7_c.jpg Gemind Meteor Shower with Carina Nebula single shot by osama Fathi , on Flickr during our ...

Gemind Meteor Shower with Carina Nebula single shot Two Single Shots of the Carina Nebula with Geminids Meteor Shower 2023 over the white desert https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53398969052_4381ee11f7_c.jpg Gemind Meteor Shower with Carina Nebula single shot by osama Fathi , on Flickr during our ...

Gemind Meteor shower (2022) over the Mushroom and Chicken Rocks, white desert Geminid Meteor Shower with the Chicken and Mushroom rocks in the white desert, Egypt (13-14-15 Dec 2022) (Annotated) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52621277649_1595912da9_c.jpg Gemind Meteor shower over the Mushroom a...

Jupiter at the Opposition and Closest approach above the Pyramids of Giza Following a fantastic night spent within the Great Pyramid complex, we captured this breathtaking image for Jupiter's closest approach to Earth. The ancient Egyptians known Jupiter and called it " Horus who illuminates th...

Arrow of the Hunter (Meteor Over the Black Desert) The Orionid Meteor Shower produced the great meteor that is penetrating the night sky and arcing across the constellation of Orion like a spear or arrow. Additionally, a satellite route is visible next to the comet. https://live.staticflickr.com/655...

Orionid Meteor Shower Over the Black Desert Egypt This photo is a Panorama of the winter constellations with the Orionid's Meteor Shower over the Black Desert of inside the western Egyptian desert https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53275540365_055a58d4d4_c.jpg Orionid's Meteor Shower Over the Black...

Man on the Moon (White Desert Astronaut) White desert landscape will make you feel like you've landed on the surface of the moon During his visit to Egypt the professional Astrophotographer Benjamin Barakat decided to land as an astronaut on the white surface with this beautiful suit https://live.st...

Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) Between the Trees in the Black Desert, Comet Nishimura Deep in the Black Desert, one of Egypt's natural reservesوWithin this area there are many perennial trees. As soon as I heard about the appearance of this beautiful green comet, I rushed to take a picture of it from t...

Movement of the Airglow in front of the milky way, White Desert (time laps ) An atmospheric emission of light known as airglow, also known as nightglow, occurs on planets. Even if the impacts of starlight and diffused sunlight from the far side are eliminated, the night sky on Earth never truly dark...

Movement of the Airglow in front of the milky way, White Desert (time laps ) An atmospheric emission of light known as airglow, also known as nightglow, occurs on planets. Even if the impacts of starlight and diffused sunlight from the far side are eliminated, the night sky on Earth never truly dark...

Comet Nishimura over the volcano-shaped Mountains, The Black desert Date :26 Aug 23 Comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) In western Egyptian Desert, there is a region of volcano-shaped and widely separated mounds known as the Black Desert. The majority of its mounds have basalt sills on top, giving them thei...

Super Sturgeon Moon Reflections above the Nile River Super Full Moons can appear up to 7% larger than regular Full Moons and are particularly stunning when they are close to the horizon above the Nile in Cairo, Egypt. Date: 1st Aug 2023, Cairo https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53087611488_a7a15bbb...

Venus-Pleiades-Conjunction above the black desert shining Venus above the black mountains of the black desert, Egypt, between the Pleiades and Hyades Apr 14 2023 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52817462937_5203a4fed8_c.jpg Venus-pleiades-Conjunction by osama Fathi , on Flickr https://live.static...

Pharaonic Reflections (panorama of Winter milky Way above the temples ) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52737149839_4084e2113a_c.jpg Pharaonic Reflections (panorama of Winter milky Way above the temples ) by osama Fathi , on Flickr Winter Milky way Panorama from Eta Carinae and Gum Nebulae to th...

Venus Jupiter Conjunction positions above the Great Pyramid (Cosmic Dance ) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52725682671_a372eae760_c.jpg Venus Jupiter Conjunction positions above the Great Pyramid (Cosmic Dance ) by osama Fathi , on Flickr Comparison of Venus and Jupiter's positions on February ...

Cosmic Love above the Pyramids Crescent MOON_ JUPITER _ VENUS Conjunction above the Great pyramid of Giza https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52705756910_3f515f03a7_c.jpg Cosmic Love above the Pyramids (Crescent MOON_ JUPITER _ VENUS) by osama Fathi , on Flickr 22nd Feb 2023 Gears: Nikon Z6 Mod, Sky...

(Cosmic Melody) Geminid Meteor Shower with the White Desert Arches, Egypt (13-14-15 Dec 2022) She enjoyed the cosmic fireworks and the geminid meteor shower while playing the violin in the desert. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52575985231_d390fbba57_c.jpg Gemeind Meteor shower with the violins...

Orion's treasures behind the observatory's Dome Location : Cairo, Egypt Kottamia Observatory is the largest telescope in the Middle East and North Africa. The telescope, which is located 80 km from the center of old Cairo, has a main mirror diameter of about 1.88 meters (74 inches) and weighs about ...

Optical Reflections of the Eclipse above the great pyramid Inverted Sun Ghost Flare of the Eclipse of 25-Oct with the great pyramid During the solar eclipse , another Eclipsed Sun ghost flare was formed on the edge of the great pyramid due to the reflections of the sun's rays on optical elements of ...

Partial Solar Eclipse above the Great Pyramid of Giza (Eclipse's rider) V2 Despite the very cloudy day and the extreme weather Conditions over Cairo two days ago, we were able to grab the shot at the exact moment of the eclipse with the great pyramid and the camel The entire scene took three months ...

Partial Solar Eclipse above the top of the great pyramid of Giza Cairo, Egypt Oct 25 2022 This photo was taken few minutes after the peak of the partial solar Eclipse in Cairo, the Great pyramid of Giza The duration of the eclipse in Cairo was 2 hours , but the weather conditions were so extreme, it...