Captured last night from the surroundings of Tivoli Astrofarm, Namibia, under one of the darkest skies on Earth.
This wide-field panorama reveals some of the Southern Hemisphere’s most spectacular deep-sky treasures. Dominating the scene is the magnificent Eta Carina Nebula, surrounded by the intricate dust lanes of the southern Milky Way. To the right lies the beautiful Corona Australis molecular cloud complex, while the impressive Omega Centauri globular cluster and the active galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128) stand out clearly.
The diversity of celestial objects captured within a single frame is one of the reasons Namibia is considered one of the world’s finest destinations for astrophotography.
Aleix Roig – Tivoli Astrofarm, Namibia
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Image Details
Sky:
56 × 60 s • ISO 1600 (tracked with the Move Shoot Move Nomad mount)Special thanks to Oriol for his help with the polar alignment.
Foreground (double-focus blend):
f/1.6 • 20 s • ISO 3200
f/2.0 • 20 s • ISO 5000Tivoli Astrofarm, Kalahari Desert, Namibia – July 14, 2026
Equipment
Camera: Sony A7S (astro-modified)
Lens: Sigma Art 24mm f/1.4 at f/2.0
Software
Astro Pixel Processor (APP) and PixInsight, followed by PS blending with the two foreground exposures.
Aleix Roig – Tivoli Astrofarm (Namibia), July 2026.