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Capella is the first-magnitude star closest to the North Celestial Pole. In the fall it announces the upcoming winter stars and winter weather, but now with the summer solstice imminent and temperatures regularly exceeding 100° F., it slinks away to hide behind the horizon for a few hours. At our latitude (37° N) it isn't quite far enough north to be circumpolar, but it is far enough north to be seen with the naked eye both morning and evening of the same day. I even managed to catch it at the same azimuth offset from north and virtually the same altitude for evening and morning, but that bit was unplanned--I just picked up my camera and fired off a few shots as the star emerged from, or faded into, nautical twilight at either end of the day.
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Panasonic GX8, 100mm lens, handheld (morning) or tripod (evening)
... exposure: Program priority
... morning date: June 11, 2024; altitude=7.5°, azimuth=35° E of N
... evening date: June 14, 2024; altitude=6.5°, azimuth=35° W of N
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