Sky this Week

The Owl Nebula, M97 NGC 3587

by Vern on May.18, 2007, under Astronomy, Deep sky, Planetary Nebula

Messier 97, the “Owl Nebula” is in constellation Ursa Major

Messier 97, the Owl Nebula

A Stellacam II video camera used for capture at 128 integration (4 sec), medium gamma setting, and 9/14 gain. Sky was mostly cloudless, 0-5 mph wind, temperature 53°F, transparency was good though some haze was apparent, and turbulence 5/10. Location was light polluted Louisville, CO.

No comments for this entry yet...

Leave a Reply

Looking for something?

Use the form below to search the site:

Still not finding what you're looking for? Drop a comment on a post or contact us so we can take care of it!