Kraksen
The skies here suffer from heavy light pollution, like in most cities. This was a 15-second test exposure of the Big Dipper at ISO 100, cropped and heavily filtered in Darktable to remove haze and bring the stars out. I just wanted to see if I could get anything at all, and was surprised how many stars became visible – the constellation is almost hard to spot now! If I'm not mistaken, the North Star is also visible to the top right of the picture.

📷 Canon EOS M6 II
🔎 Sigma 16/1.4

#Photography #AstroPhotography
Sep 25 at 10:17amWeb
Show threadKaySep 25
You can see Mizar and Alcor. A good eye test - in this case, a lens test. 🙂
Show threadKraksenSep 25
Hah, I didn't know about them, so I first thought it was lens flare or some other fault when I was developing the photo. Fascinating, and good to know they're supposed to be like that!
Show threadRalf StubnerSep 25
Yes, north star and the other stars from ursa minor are visible near the top of the image.
Show threadjayseSep 25
Beautiful! The stars are quite impossible to see here in Chicago; luckily my parents and in-laws both live in much better viewing conditions and I always look forward to visiting them...
Show threadKraksenSep 25
Coming back to a darker and richer sky is one of my favourite parts of visiting family and friends!