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M97 aka The Owl Nebula

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M97 aka The Owl Nebula
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The Owl Nebula or M97 is a starburst nebula about 2,000 light years away, in the northern constellation Ursa Major. it’s about 8,000 years. It is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure. This is a bi-color image, created using narrowband filters HA and OIII. The HA images are used as red the OIII is used as Blue and for green I mixed both HA and OIII together.

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Distance to Earth: 2,600 light years

Radius: 0.91378 light years

Constellation: Ursa Major

Distance: 2,030 ly (621 pc); 2,800 ly (870 pc) ly

Apparent dimensions (V): 3′.4 × 3′.3

Coordinates: RA 11h 14m 48s | Dec +55° 1′ 0″

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Planetary NebulaCharles LilloOwl Nebula, vixen VC200L, Planetary Nebula, HC, sBigComment

The OWL Nebula

The Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.This object is known by the catalogue identifiers Messier Object 97 (M97) and NGC 3587. It was discovered by French astronomer Pierre Méchain on February 16, 1781 When William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse observed the nebula in 1848, his hand-drawn illustration resembled an owl's head. It has been known as the owl nebula ever since.

Planetary NebulaCharles LilloOwl Nebula, vixen VC200L, Planetary Nebula, HC, sBigComment
The OWL Nebula