Capella Blazes Brightly

Here's a stunning shot I captured of Capella, the sixth brightest star in the nighttime sky, this past Thursday (October 6, 2016) at Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown, RI. Found in the constellation Auriga, the Capella system resides at 42.8 light years distant.

 

Photo Details:

Camera: Canon 60D MagicLantern

1370mm fl

f/9

ISO: 5000

Exposure: 30 seconds * 31 images.

This is a sigma-clipping composite to reduce noise.

 

-Scott

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