Observation by Mike Scarisbrick: The Owl and the Surfboard

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Mike Scarisbrick

Observer

Mike Scarisbrick

Observed

2015 May 12 - 23:00

Uploaded

2016 Nov 04 - 20:59

Objects

M108

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h12^m
Dec: +55°20'
Position angle: +78°23'

Field size

1°12' × 0°50'

Equipment

Skywatcher 200 mm Newtonian
Canon EOS 500D
HEQ5 mount

Exposure

34 x 140 seconds at ISO 1600

Location

Cambridgeshire, UK

Target name

Messier 97, Messier 108

Title

The Owl and the Surfboard

About this image

Curious how blue most planetary nebulae appear in the my DSLR pictures.

Stacked using Deep Sky Stacker.

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M97andM108_20150513_1000mmf5_34x140sISO1600.jpg (504.8 kB)

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