Polaris and some Intergalactic Flux Nebula

[tooth_dr]

I didnt bother swapping over my widefield kit this year for a longer focal length for galaxy season, so it left me looking for alternative targets more suited to a wider field view on the few clear nights we have got this year.  I decided to dedicate a few nights to Polaris recently.  However I was having PC issues which ended up affecting my mount, so it took 3 nights just to gather 7.5 hours of data.

I'm struggling to get the colour added to the luminance data, so I thought I'd post what I have some far - lumiance only.  I've maybe went a bit far with it for only 8 hours of data, but who would have guessed there was some much dust and gas around Polaris!  I always assumed it was an empty and uninteresting part of the sky used for polar alignment.

Info:

Mesu e200, APM 105/650, Riccardi Reducer 0.75x, QHY268M, UV/IR cut filter

224 x 120s subs

SGPro, APP, PI, PS

 

C+C welcome

Adam

[symmetal]

That's a very interesting image. 🙂 If you reduce the stretching I imagine Polaris B becomes distinguishable, but can you also resolve Polaris Ab?

Alan