File:Polaris Flare.jpg

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English: This is a photo of the Polaris Flare also known as Mandel-Wilson 1. I captured it on June 6th, 2024 with a basic DSLR and telephoto lens on a fixed tripod. The image is composed of 360 twenty second long exposures stacked to improve the signal to noise ratio. It was imaged under a Bortle 3 sky (Cherry Springs State Park).
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Camera location41° 39′ 46.01″ N, 77° 49′ 23.02″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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A photo of the Polaris Flare, an example of high galactic cirrus located in the constellation Ursa Minor.

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6 June 2024

41°39'46.01"N, 77°49'23.02"W

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