Galactic Cirrus around Polaris (Die Launische Diva)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Ursa Minor (UMi) · Contains: 1 alf UMi · 2 UMi · 23 del UMi · 24 UMi · NGC 1544 · NGC 188 · NGC 3172 · Part of the constellation Ursa Minor (UMi) · Polaris · Polarissima Borealis · Sh2-178 · The star 24UMi · The star Polaris (αUMi) · The star Yildun (δUMi) · Ursa Minor · Yildun · lam UMi

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Galactic Cirrus around Polaris

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Galactic Cirrus around Polaris

The faint, diffuse structure of galactic cirrus around Polaris is revealed in this relative short exposure. A somewhat spooky dark cloud, LDN 1320, appears towards the bottom right corner of the frame. The beautiful Polarissima Cluster (NGC 188) is also visible, albeit it deserved better framing.

Note that Revision C is a reference survey image, obtained with Stellarium.

Some info regarding galactic cirrus:

• A nice discussion about galactic cirrus (or IFN?) can be found in this AstroBin forum topic.

• Mel Bartels quest on visually observing the"Herschel's Ghosts".

The network of dusty filaments around Polaris is called the Polaris Flare

• The Polaris Flare as seen from the Herscel Space Observatory

• Planck’s flame-filled view of the Polaris Flare

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PLANCK R2 HFI color composition 353-545-857 GHz.

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RA (center)	04h38m23s.19
RA (top/left)	17h30m26s.15
RA (top/right)	01h17m43s.45
RA (bottom/right)	05h17m57s.37
RA (bottom/left)	12h26m14s.95

Dec (center)	+89°12′39″.1
Dec (top/left)	+84°56′07″.4
Dec (top/right)	+83°40′59″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+83°22′57″.9
Dec (bottom/left)	+84°33′42″.9

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