Dreams of a Sleeping Mount

If you look closely, this mountain resembles the head of a sleeping giant. Each night, it is visited by wondrous dreams — woven from stardust, glowing nebulae, and the silent whispers of the cosmos.

 

Captured beneath the dark skies of the Negev Desert, this image reveals the galactic core of the Milky Way rising above the ancient rocks, along with the vibrant Antares region and Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.

A fleeting moment when Earth and universe dream together.

 

Tech details:

 

Camera: Nikon Z6 (astro-modified)

Lens: Nikkor 50mm G

Tracker: MSM Nomad

H-alpha filter: Astronomik 12nm Clip-Filter

 

Foreground: 1 picture 30 sec, f/3.2, ISO 400

Sky:

— RGB: tracked 5 images x 210 sec, f/2.8, ISO 640

— H-alpha: tracked 2 images x 210 sec, f/2.5, ISO 2000

 

Processing:

— Stacking in Sequator

— RGB and H-alpha aligned in Registar

— Background extraction in Siril

— Stars extraction in StarNet

— All blended and edited in Photoshop and Lightroom

Done