Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  1 alf UMi  ·  2 UMi  ·  23 del UMi  ·  24 UMi  ·  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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Northern Exposure, Jeff Coldrey
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Northern Exposure

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Northern Exposure

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The Polaris region has been a northern hemisphere "bucket list" item for me. I'm amazed by the countless stars and widespread dust visible throughout this region, a stark contrast to the South Celestial Pole.

Data was acquired from the DSW Bortle 2 skies of New Mexico using a QSI583wsg camera and Rokinon 135mm f2 lens. The luminance data was not great, so I've used RGB channels only. I've tried my best to reveal some of the IFN dust and preserve star colours.

Thanks for looking and clear skies!

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Northern Exposure, Jeff Coldrey