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Faiz A
77.20 W, 39.23 N

03/03/2024
10:15 pm

Equipment Details:

ZWO AM5 mount, ES 102 ED, 294MC pro main camera, 224MC guide, ASIair plus and Astromania 60mm Guide scope.

Post-processing Details:

30X300s light frames stacked in Siril and further enhance .tif file in GIMP.

Image Details:

The Owl Nebula can be found about 2.5 degrees southeast of Merak, Beta Ursae Majoris. The star marks the southwest corner of the Big Dipper’s bowl and, together with Dubhe, Alpha Ursae Majoris, the star at the northwest corner, it points the way to Polaris. Going from Merak, M97 lies just over 2.5 degrees in the direction of Phecda (Phad), the other star at the bottom of the Dipper’s bowl.

Another Messier object, the barred spiral galaxy M108, can be seen 50 arc minutes northwest of the Owl Nebula. The two objects appear in the same wide field view. The best time of year to observe M97 is during the spring,

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