Wallpaper author:
Anfas Hanas
18 Aug 2021
OWL NEBULA
The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a starburst ("planetary") nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major. Its light reaching our neighbourhood is about 8,000 years old.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M97
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Planetary Nebula
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 168.6988 Dec 55.019
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................20 May 2020 - 11 Jun 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 31 | 13m | 25 |
| Red | 12 | 5m | 25 |
| Green | 12 | 5m | 25 |
| Blue | 13 | 5m | 24 |
| Halpha | 838 | 5h35m | 24 |