M97 & M108

Owl Nebula & M108 Galaxy

M97 & M108

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Object Info

Type

Planetary Nebula

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

2,600 ly

Capture Details

Date

January 28, 2011

Location

Little Blair Valley, Anza-Borrego Desert, CA

Exposure

ISO 1600, 6x300s

Notes

Shoot in RAW, Dark subtracted

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor

Focal Length

530mm @f/5

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

Canon 30D

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Software

CCDStack, Photoshop