Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 108  ·  M 97  ·  NGC 3556  ·  NGC 3587  ·  NGC 3594  ·  Owl Nebula  ·  PK148+57.1
NGC 3587 The Owl Nebula, Jeff Bennett
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NGC 3587 The Owl Nebula

NGC 3587 The Owl Nebula, Jeff Bennett
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NGC 3587 The Owl Nebula

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Back to an old favorite. As I reacquainting myself with my wide field system, Ive gone back to available DSO's this time of year. Everything seems to be working perfectly at this time (fingers crossed, knock on wood, etc....)

Designation: Owl Nebula or Messier 97 or M97 or NGC (New General Catalog) 3587

Type: Planetary Nebula

Diameter: 3.2 arc minutes

Distance: 2,030 light years from Earth

Mass: 0.13 solar masses

Constellation: Ursa Major (aka, the “Great Bear”)

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NGC 3587 The Owl Nebula, Jeff Bennett

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