Copyright © 2009 Larry Phillips
M97, the Owl nebula, a planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major in the Hubble color palette.
Distance: 2600 light years.
Size: N/A
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 140 EDT F7.5
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO with Advanced Telescope Systems portable pier
Images: Using the narrowband CFHT color palette with 15 min. subexposures of 10 Ha, 12 OIII, and 15 SII for a total exposure time of 9 hours& 15 minutes.
Date: April 2009
Software: Camera, mount, and guider control - CCD Commander & MaximDL, Calibration and stacking - CCDStack, further processing in Photoshop CS4.