M97 & M108, Florian Drews

M97 & M108

M97 & M108, Florian Drews

M97 & M108

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The Owl Nebula (M97) is a planetary nebula located some 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. From the perspective of the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on. Distance to earth is approx 14.1 MPc. This galaxy has an estimated mass of 125 billion times the mass of the Sun and includes about 290 ± 80 globular clusters.

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M97 & M108, Florian Drews