The Rho Ophiuchi dark and emission nebulae complex, featuring at least seven distinct nebulae, sets gracefully behind the snow-capped peaks of Padum, Zanskar, India.

Captured using a Sony A7C II with a Samyang 135mm lens at f/1.8 mounted on a star tracker, a fast aperture proved essential for pulling out faint dust lanes and nebular glow, combining a tracked 200-frame sky stack with a sharp foreground exposure.