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North Celestial Pole, Polaris and surrounding galactic cirrus, Rogelio Bernal Andreo

North Celestial Pole, Polaris and surrounding galactic cirrus

North Celestial Pole, Polaris and surrounding galactic cirrus, Rogelio Bernal Andreo

North Celestial Pole, Polaris and surrounding galactic cirrus

Description

This is a 2x2 mosaic wide field of the North Celestial Pole, featuring one of the best friends of astrophotographers in the Northern Hemisphere: Polaris.

The image also features a copious amount of galactic cirrus (some of it displaying some very cool structures), one of the oldest known open clusters (NGC 188, at the bottom-middle), and Delta Um (middle right, the second star in Ursa Minor's tail)

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North Celestial Pole, Polaris and surrounding galactic cirrus, Rogelio Bernal Andreo