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Polaris Flare
The bright star just off-center is Polaris, which is surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) named the Polaris Flare, discovered in 1984 by Heiles (Panopoulou et al. 2015: doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1301). Yildun, the brightest star in the lower right-hand corner, is the next star in the 'handle' of the Little Dipper.
Acquisition details: Fujifilm X-T10, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600, 78 x 60 sec, tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro, stacking with DeepSkyStacker, editing with Astro Pixel Processor and GIMP, taken on Apr. 11, 2020 under Bortle 2/3 skies.
Polaris Flare
The bright star just off-center is Polaris, which is surrounded by Integrated Flux Nebulae (IFN) named the Polaris Flare, discovered in 1984 by Heiles (Panopoulou et al. 2015: doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1301). Yildun, the brightest star in the lower right-hand corner, is the next star in the 'handle' of the Little Dipper.
Acquisition details: Fujifilm X-T10, Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC @ f2.0, ISO 1600, 78 x 60 sec, tracking with iOptron SkyTracker Pro, stacking with DeepSkyStacker, editing with Astro Pixel Processor and GIMP, taken on Apr. 11, 2020 under Bortle 2/3 skies.