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M97 (Owl Nebula)

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Object Notes:
  • Constellation: Ursa Major
  • Location: RA: 11h 14m 48.0s Dec:+55d 01' 00" Epoch 2000
  • Size: 202 x 196 arc-seconds
  • Magnitude: 11.2
  • Type: Planetary Nebula
  • AKA: "Owl Nebula", ngc3587, PK 148+57.1
Instrument:
Ritchey-Chretien 32" Telescope
Focal Ratio:
f7.2 (prime focus)
Camera:
SBIG STL-11000 CCD camera
(See product review in July, 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.)
with Astrodon Tru-Balance color filters.
Exposure:
12 x 5 minutes Luminance unbinned
4 x 5 minutes each R/G/B, all unbinned
Guiding:
Off-Axis with STV Autoguider (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)
(See product review in May, 2003 issue of Astronomy magazine.)
See Photo/Guiding Equipment.
Date:
3/09/05
Post Processing:
CCDSoft, CCDSharp, MaxIM DL, Photoshop CS