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Photographer:

albert poncedeleon

Location of Photo:

Carbondale, IL

Date/Time of photo:

December 13, 2021; 9 pm.

Equipment:

61mm triplet sharpstar refractor; Ioptron ZEQ25GT; ZWO294MC camera

Description:

Kemble's Cascade located in the constellation of Camelopardalis (the camel), form an apparent continuous line of stars. Some stars shine at magnitude 5 down to 10. According to Wikipedia, the line of stars covers an apparent 3 degrees of the night sky. The image was live stacked for 15 minutes and processed with adobe elements for background cleaning and light adjustments.