Polar Star and surrounding dust clouds

Anastasiya Tretyakova

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Deep Sky

Apr 10th, 2025

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NGC 188NGC 1544NGC 2268NGC 2276NGC 2300NGC 3172IC 442IC 455IC 469IC 499IC 512IC 3568

Resolution:: 7000x4666 px
File size:: 36226 KB

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Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
Camera: Nikon D850
Mount: iOptron SkyTracker
Software: Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop

Location: Батецкий р-н Новгородская область, Россия

Light pollution

Blue, Bortle 3 zone

Date taken: Mar 21st, 2025

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Exposure

193 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 800 · ф/2.8 · Mar 21st, 2025

Total exposure: 6 h 26 m

Comments

mishanya9876

One of the best images of Polaris I've ever seen.

Apr 11th, 2025

Anastasiya TretyakovaReply to mishanya9876

I'm very, very pleased!!!

Apr 12th, 2025

Smirnov Andrey

Anastasia, respect!
I've displayed the area around Polaris on screen many times for technical purposes, but I never suspected such beauty was hidden there!
I'll try it on outings; my balcony faces south.

Apr 19th, 2025

Anastasiya TretyakovaReply to Smirnov Andrey

Thank you! Blow it away! :) It's always interesting to compare results!!! ;)

Apr 19th, 2025

Polyakov Aleksey

Very cool!!! I've had my eye on that area for a long time, but there's always something more interesting in the sky that takes priority)))

Apr 20th, 2025

Anastasiya TretyakovaReply to Polyakov Aleksey

Agreed! It's always so hard to decide what to shoot, even for wide-field targets, let alone objects for narrow-field imaging. I have so many things on my list to capture with a 135mm lens, and heaven help me if a good long-focal-length lens for astrophotography ever falls into my hands.

Apr 20th, 2025