Observation by Peter Goodhew FRAS: A Big Owl with a Halo

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Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observer

Peter Goodhew FRAS

Observed

2022 Mar 24 - 17:39

Uploaded

2022 Mar 28 - 17:41

Objects

The Owl Nebula (M97)

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 11^h14^m
Dec: +55°01'
Position angle: -10°32'

Field size

0°18' × 0°12'

Equipment

APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
QSI6120 CCD Cameras
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount

Exposure

A total of 48 hours 55 minutes image capture (HaOIIILRGB)

Location

Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain

Target name

M 97

Title

A Big Owl with a Halo

About this image

Messier 97 - a planetary nebula in Ursa Major sporting its faint OIII Halo. It is approximately 2,030 light years from Earth.
I was pleased to be able to tease out some of the structure of the faint outer OIII halo - especially as most of the OIII data was captured from my Bortle 8 sky in London because Spain has been clouded out for the past month.
Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain and my C11 telescope in London between 14 January - 24 March 2022.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors, C11 reflector
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8, QSI683wsg8
Mounts: 10Micron GM2000 HPS, 10 Micron GM1000 HPS
A total of 48 hours 55 minutes image capture (HaOIIILRGB)
More information at https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/m-97-with-halo.html

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