The Orion nebula rises majestically over a baobab tree in the dark night skies over Kubu island, Botswana. Kubu island is a rocky outcrop located in the Makgadikgadi salt pan in northern Botswana. The long drive from Windhoek, Namibia spanning over two days was well worth the effort as the Bortle 1 skies of Kubu along with the centuries old baobab trees made for very rewarding astrolandscape photography….