Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 108  ·  M 97  ·  NGC 3556  ·  NGC 3587  ·  Owl nebula
M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy, Derryk
M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy
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M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy

M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy, Derryk
M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy
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M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy

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Messier 97 (Owl Nebula, NGC3587) is a planetary nebula and Messier 108 (NGC3556) is an almost edge-on viewed barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. Though appearing within 50 arc-minutes of each other in the night sky, M97 and M108 are not associated. M97 is located 2,600 light years away where M108 is located over 45 million light years away.



Taken on January 16, 2017 from Campbell, CA, USA. Sky: 18.80 mag/arcsec^2



Total integration: 315 mins (5 hrs 15)



Details, Equipment, & Software:

Telescope: Astro-Tech AT65EDQ (FL420mm f/6.5)

Camera: SBIG STF-8300m (-10°C)

Filter: Astrodon 36mm Hα 5nm

Guide: ST80 w/ QHY5L-II

Focuser: Moonlite CF w/ high res stepper motor

Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G

Capture: Sequence Generator Pro

Frames: Astrodon Hα: 21x900s

Stacking/Final Processing: Pixinsight

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M97 & M108 - The Owl Nebula & Surfboard Galaxy, Derryk

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