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Champagne Rock

Ennedi, Chad.

Camera : Sony A7rV Ha mod

Lens : Sony 12-24 F2.8 GM

Tracker : Rainbow Astro RST 135e

Tripod : Really Right Stuff TVC 45

Head : Arca Swiss D4

Sky : 300secs F2.8 Iso 800 stacked

Foreground : 480secs F2.8 Iso 800 LENR LLL

Filters : Kani night filter

The Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve in north-east Chad, is over 50,000sq.km of natural sculpted landscape marked by cliffs, arches, mushroom rocks, giant labyrinths, and water catchments. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016 for its unique natural formations and globally significant rock art, the Ennedi is also a great location for nightscape astrophotography given that it is far from any significant human population concentration and its associated light pollution. Seen here is a unique rock formation in the shape of a champagne bottle…

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