Anicent Skies [Explored]

Have you ever wondered what the ancients thought when they watched the night sky? Awe, fear, humbleness or something totally different?

 

This image gives no answer to the question, but it may give an impression of the view the artist had who chiseled these petroglyphs into the volcanic rock 8800 years ago.

 

As the symbols have never been deciphered, it is open to anybodies imagination to guess their meaning. Whatever it is, I think the unusual skyward orientation of the signs and the effort that was necessary to make them, shows the deep connection the ancients had with the starry sphere above them.

 

Despite beeing pretty busy during my nightscape sessions, I often feel this connection too, especially when I am alone in a remote place and unsurprisingly, the felling was especially strong in this place.

 

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EXIF

Canon EOS 6D, astro-modified

Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 @ 15mm$

iOptron Skytracker Pro

Sky:

Panorama of 2 panels, each a stack of 6 x 60s @ ISO 3200, tracked

Foreground:

Focus stack of 7 images, each a stack of 6 x 60s @ ISO 6400

Done