Moai Doppelganger and the Milky Way Core

From the photographer: “During our expedition through the Atacama Desert in March 2022, we found right under Rho Ophiuchi this singular and natural Moai (iconic Easter Island statues) doppelganger looking directly to the Milky Way. We found it in an area called “La Pacana”, which is a wide uninhabited silicic ignimbrite volcanic field relatively close to the Chilean-Argentinian border. To have a better idea of the size of these rocks, we decided to include a person in the frame pointing to the Milky Way central region.”

Technical details: 3200, F1.4, 20 sec, Sony A7III Full Spectrum + Visible+H-Alpha filter, Sony FE 24mm f1.4 GM, Single-image (no tracking)