Messier 97 Owl

                Nebula

Planetary Nebula

 In constellation Ursa Major

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Messier 97 was discovered by  Pierre Mechain in

1781. The Owl Nebula is  around 6,000 years old

and  is located 2,600 light years away measuring

1.5 light years across.

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RA 11^h 14^m 08.00^s

 DEC +55° 01′ 00.0″

Messier 97 has a magnitude of 9.9

its size is 3'.4 x 3'.3

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon Rebel XTi

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount : Manually Guided

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19 x 180 second exposures [57 mins] at ISO 800

[image cropped to fit]. Imaged in dark skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

22:55 on 29/04/2008.