Observation by Grant Privett: Spectro-polarimetric Owl

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2011 Nov 11 - 01:00

Uploaded

2019 Jan 12 - 01:03

Objects

The Owl Nebula (M97)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h14^m
Dec: +55°00'
Position angle: +89°46'

Field size

0°07' × 0°04'

Equipment

Newtonian 10" f4.3
EQ6 mount
Starlight SX7
Cheap linear polariser
AA7 + Python

Exposure

Multiple 60s

Location

Salisbury

Target name

The Owl

Title

Spectro-polarimetric Owl

About this image

More silliness. The Owl nebula by combining polarised light information, H-alpha and OIII.

Looks to me like theres not a lot going on and the image is a bit grainy. Fun though.

Could have benefitted from a strong luminance image.

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owl pi.jpg (217.7 kB)

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