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The Diamond ring of Polaris
About this observation
Observer
Peter Mulligan
Time of observation
24/06/2020 - 22:40
Object
Polaris
Observing location
Sheffield
Equipment
Canon 1100D
EF-S 55-250 lens
EF-S 55-250 lens
Exposure
10-10sec, 800 ISO, FL 250mm
Tags
Polaris's finger ring looks as though it as been through hard times. The stars forming the ring are mostly more remote than Polaris. But three of the stars HD14369, HD5914, and HD14718 are closer too us than Polaris, they are main sequence stars of spectral types F A3V and G respectively
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