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The Details |
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Object |
M 97 The Owl Nebual in Ursa Major |
Optics |
12.5" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien at f/6.9 |
Platform |
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
Filters |
Tru-Balance LRGB filter set |
Date |
16 June 2004 |
Location |
Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Wilson CA |
Exposure |
L 7 x 600 sec 1x1 bin; RGB 3 ea x 300 sec 2x2 bin |
Software |
Maxim DL/CCD, Registar, CCDSharp, Photoshop |
| Orientation | Field of view: 20' 58" x 15' 00" centered on RA 16h41m51s DEC 36°27'18". North angle 83.2°; east 90° CCW from north |
| Notes | A planetary nebula about 6000 years old formed by the 16th magnitude central star shown here between the "eyes" of the Owl. Numerous distant galaxies can be seen in the above image, including an obvious edge-on spiral to the left of M97. |
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