M97 - Owl Nebula and M108 - Surfboard Galaxy in LRGB

M97 and M108

 

The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.[2] It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on February 16, 1781

 

Messier 108 (also known as NGC 3556) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781 or 1782. From the perspective of the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on.

 

The image consists of the following

23x180S - Red

23x180S - Green

23x180S - Blue

25x180S - Luminance

 

25 Darks, 25 Flats and 25 BIAS frames have also been applied

 

Equipment Used:-

Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro Series 8-CF F4 Imaging Newtonian

Flattener: Sky-Watcher Aplanatic Coma Corrector

Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Mono CCD -20C

Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED Reftractor

Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW

Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm Unmounted LRGB

Image Capture: Main Sequence Software SGPro

Image Stacking: Maxim-DL

Image Processing: PixInsight

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