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Polaris, the Pole Star by Greg Parker

21 March 2016 Astronomy Now

Image: Greg Parker.
Image: Greg Parker.

With around 8-hours worth of 5- and 10-minute subs taken with his Sky 90 array, Greg Parker managed to pick up a trace of the Integrated Flux Nebula around Polaris, the Pole Star, in Ursa Minor.

  • Integrated Flux Nebula
  • Polaris
  • Star
  • The Pole Star
  • Ursa Minor

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