Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  HD96717  ·  HD97455  ·  M 108  ·  M 97  ·  NGC 3556  ·  NGC 3587  ·  NGC 3594  ·  Owl Nebula  ·  PK148+57.1
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The Owl Nebula (M97) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108), apennine104
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The Owl Nebula (M97) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108)

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The Owl Nebula (M97) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108)

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This is a wide-ish shot of the Owl Nebula (M97) and the Surfboard Galaxy (M108). I had a lot of fun processing this one using separate masks for the complex (for me) scene of a nebula and galaxy. I am also a huge fan of all the background galaxies in this area.

Also, I was alerted on Cloudy Nights that M108 had an active Supernova during this capture. I was able to locate it within my inverted luminance data (see other revision uploaded).

Thanks for looking!

Chris

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    The Owl Nebula (M97) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108), apennine104
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Title: SN 2023dbc within M108

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The Owl Nebula (M97) and Surfboard Galaxy (M108), apennine104