2021 April 28 - North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2021-04-28

In today's image, we see the star Polaris centered in the image. This is the star that happens to be nearest the North Celestial Pole in the sky. We also see a lot of the dust in the direction in space enhanced to bring out the details. 

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