A Celestial Visitor Above Egypt’s Black Desert

Captured beneath the pristine skies of Egypt’s Western Desert, this image reveals Comet C/2025 R3 shining above the timeless landscape of the Black Desert. The glowing comet, with its elegant tail stretching into the stars, creates a rare meeting between the dynamic beauty of the cosmos and the silent grandeur of one of Egypt’s most remarkable natural wonders.

Camera: Nikon Z6
Lens: Samyang 135mm
Aperture: f/3.2
Sky Exposure Stack:

44 images total
Mixed exposures of 30s, 45s, and 60s
ISO 500

Single 25 s exposure
ISO 3200
Processing Workflow
Sky stacked using DeepSkyStacker (DSS)
Final blending and processing completed in Adobe Photoshop