Auriga in clouds
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Brilliant Capella is low center in this starfield shot a 50mm with my camera riding piggyback on the main telescope. Blue stars Menkalinan and Bogardus connect with Capella to from the side of the 'modern constellation' Auriga that means 'Charioteer.' To the left is the string of star clusters (M36, M37, and M38). The blue stars to the lower left mark IC405, the Flame Nebula (not visible at such a short exposure).
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Image details
| Telescope: | Sony ILCE-6300 | |
| Length: | 50mm | |
| Aperture: | 33mm | |
| F-stop: | f/1.17 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2023-03-30 to 2023-03-30 | |
| Lights: | 5 | |
| Exposure: | 60 | |
| Total exposure: | 5 m | |
| Ra: | 5h 42m 39.8s | |
| Dec: | +42° 35' 28.493 | |
| Size: | 1536.716 x 865.027 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 14.695 deg | |
| Scale: | 15.365 arcsec/pixel |
Tags
Part of the constellation Auriga (Aur) IC405 Flaming Star Nebula The star 16 Aur The star Menkalinan (β Aur) 34 Aur The star Mahasim (θ Aur) 37 Aur The star Capella Alhajoth (α Aur) 13 Aur The star π Aur 35 Aur The star Alhiba II (λ Aur) 15 Aur The star Haedus Haedus II (η Aur) 10 Aur The star ν Aur 32 Aur The star δ Aur 33 Aur The star τ Aur 29 Aur