Robed stargazer points at the Milky Way from a desert sand dune

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This atmospheric surreal fantasy artwork captures a robed astronomer standing atop rippled desert sand dunes, reaching toward a brilliant arched Milky Way and bright shooting stars filling the deep indigo night sky. A vintage brass tripod telescope and warm glowing oil lantern rest on the dune beside the figure, with hazy purple mountain ranges stretching across the distant horizon beneath faint post-sunset twilight. The quiet, awe-struck mood celebrates the wonder of celestial observation and cosmic exploration.