M97 and 108

Name: The "Owl" Nebula (M97) and the "Surfboard" galaxy (M108)

Constellation:Urse Major

Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (Gain 100 -20C) .

Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures.

Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html

			AP#40 : M97 and M108
			Name: The "Owl" Nebula (M97) and the "Surfboard" galaxy (M108) Constellation:Urse Major Instrument: 8-inch F5 reflector with sky watcher coma corrector and an ASI 2600 MC (Gain 100 -20C) . Exposure time: A stack of 16 five-minute and 9 three-minute exposures. Star Chart from Michael Vlasov's Deep sky hunter star atlas available on line https://www.deepskywatch.com/deep-sky-hunter-atlas.html


	Magnitude: M97 - 9.9 M108 - 10.0 Angular size: M97 - 3' M108 - 9' X 2' Messier 97 is a planetary nebula and Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy. Despite both being less than 10 minutes of arc, the two objects, together, are a celestial showpiece. Therefore, they made the list. Go to AP#41 M65, M66, and NGC 3628 Return to AP100 main page.