Zdobienie / Decoration

Arctur – Fourth in terms of brightness, the star of the night sky

Zdobienie / Decoration

Arctur – Fourth in terms of brightness, the star of the night sky

The brightest in the constellation of a volley. Red giant class of stars. The distance between our Sun and Arctur is 36.72 light years.

Photographs (March 2019) made in Zwardoń. A standard place of meetings of the Polish association of astronomy enthusiasts – Katowice dep.
Equipment: Canon EOS 6D, Sky-Watcher 200/1000 [mm] on the EQ6 Pro.

Composition: DSS (5 best frames and Dark + Bias frames)
Processing: GIMP v2.10.6 + add-ons (Linux)
Lights: 5 x 57[s], ISO-1600;

Arctur - Fourth in terms of brightness, the star of the night skyArctur – Fourth in terms of brightness, the star of the night sky

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