In the Fayoum desert, in Egypt, a scientist and photographer guides visitors to observe stars and constellations under one of the clearest skies in the world.
A tourist comments: being able to see and to handle the object that makes it possible to see them makes the existence of these stars truly tangible.
Fayoum thus offers a concrete observation, between telescope, laser, long exposures and celestial alignments linked to Egyptian history.
For the sky, he programs a two-hour exposure and superimposes the two photos, he explains.
Amr Abdulwahab thus links science, photography and the visual heritage of the Egyptian sky.
He also photographs people: they must hold the pose for thirty seconds. The result is a constellation of red, pink, yellow and blue.
The astrophysicist is also an astrophotographer. He captures lights the naked eye cannot distinguish, provided one is patient.
To close the spectacle, the group observes Saturn and its rings, one and a half billion kilometers away.
Guided by a laser, the participants aim at this constellation, the most famous in Egypt. According to one theory, the three great pyramids of Giza were built following the same alignment as three of Orion's stars.