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Owl Nebula
M97
Object
Type Planetary Nebula
Constellation Ursa Major
Distance 2,600 ly
More Info
Image
Date 22 Apr 2005 (Spring)
Place Carlsbad, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 30:30:30:30 mins @ -20C
Lum 3x10 (bin 1x1), R 3x10, G 3x10, B 3x10 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber SCT w/XLT
Focal Length 1764mm @f/6.3
Mount Celestron CGE
Camera SBIG ST-2000XM
Focuser Optec TCF-S
Filters CFW8A, Astrodon LRGB, 6nm Ha
Software CCDSoft, Photoshop