Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 97  ·  NGC 3587  ·  Owl Nebula
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M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5, Serge Caballero
M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5
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M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5

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M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5, Serge Caballero
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M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5

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M97 (NGC 3587) is an 8,000 year old planetary nebula formed as the central star (now a white dwarf) shed its outer layers in its final stages of life as it ran out of nuclear fuel (a fate that awaits our sun in about 5 billion years).

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M97 (NGC 3587) The Owl Nebula LRGB Bortle 5, Serge Caballero