M97 (The Owl Nebula) & M108

  
 
 
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M97 and M108 		 
   
  • RA: 11:14.8 & 11:11.5
  • Dec: +55.01 & +55:40
  • Magnitude: 11.2 & 10.1
  • Distance: 26,000 & 45,000,000 ly
  • Size:  8.3 arc min
  • Constellation:  Ursa Major
  • Scope: Orion ED80
  • Autoguider:  ST-4 in faint mode
  • Sky conditions:  Seeing and Transparency above average
  • Camera: Hap Griffin modified Canon XSi, ISO 800
  • Exposure:  6 x 10 minutes ISO800
  • Date:  April 9, 2010
Comments:  Temperature was in the 30s. Messier 108 (M108, NGC 3556) is a nice edge-on spiral galaxy situated near the conspicuous star Beta Ursa Majoris, and in one field of view with the Owl Nebula, M97.