Geminids Above the Necropolis of Pantalica

A photo composite of multiple exposures. From the photographer: “This year the night of the shooting stars of Santa Lucia, also known as Geminids, did not disappoint. The presence of the Moon has discouraged many enthusiasts due to the very bright background of the sky due to the illumination of the lunar disk at %76. The only hours of complete darkness were available only in the late morning. Despite this, I decided to go to the site of Pantalica (UNESCO World Heritage Site) to still try to capture the meteors and maybe take advantage of the night lighting in my favor to highlight some features of the valley. The image was taken on one of the ridges of the Pantalica valley. At the bottom, under the Milky Way, you can see one of the walls in which many cave tombs are excavated, testimony of an ancient Sicilian culture dating back to the first millennium BC. The sky was crossed by about 30 meteors that embellished the Milky Way, among which the constellation of Orion stands out.”

Technical details: Canon 6d, Sigma 14mm, f/1.8, 10 sec, iso 6400