Peter Goodhew
M97 The Owl Nebula
Astrobin Top Pick and Published in Astronomy Now magazine May 2018, March 2019 and March 2020.
The Owl Nebula is perched in the sky about 2,600 light-years away toward the bottom of the Big Dipper's bowl. Also cataloged as M97, the 97th object in Messier's well-known list, its round shape along with the placement of two large, dark "eyes" do suggest the face of a staring owl. One of the fainter objects in Messier's catalog, the Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope shed by a dying sun-like star as it runs out of nuclear fuel. It is about 2 light years across.
23 hours total integration (12x300s B, 16x300s G, 16x300s R 23x1200s OIII, 35x1200s Ha). Alcalalí, Spain.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120ws8
M97 The Owl Nebula
Astrobin Top Pick and Published in Astronomy Now magazine May 2018, March 2019 and March 2020.
The Owl Nebula is perched in the sky about 2,600 light-years away toward the bottom of the Big Dipper's bowl. Also cataloged as M97, the 97th object in Messier's well-known list, its round shape along with the placement of two large, dark "eyes" do suggest the face of a staring owl. One of the fainter objects in Messier's catalog, the Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope shed by a dying sun-like star as it runs out of nuclear fuel. It is about 2 light years across.
23 hours total integration (12x300s B, 16x300s G, 16x300s R 23x1200s OIII, 35x1200s Ha). Alcalalí, Spain.
APM TMB 152 F8 LZOS, 10 Micron GM2000HPS, QSI6120ws8