Deep Sky Object in Spring
Around M97 & M108 (Planetary Nebula & Galaxy in Ursa Major)

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Date & Time: Feb 10 2024, from 26:29 to 27:25 JST(+0900)
Composed 7 shots with 8 minutes exposed
Optical: APM 15cm(6.0") ED refractor with conversion lens (f=850mm, F5.6)
with IDAS LPS-V4 Light-pollution suppression filter
Auto-guided with Losmandy G11 Equatorial & ZWO ASI183MC + PHD2
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 6D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5472×3648)
Device size...36×24mm, Sensitivity...ISO2500


M97 (NGC3587) / Planetary Nebula, type P
R.A.11h 14m 48.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+55° 01' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.2'
Real Size7.3 light yrs.
Magnitude12.0
Distance7460 light yrs.
M108 (NGC3556) / Galaxy, type SB(s)cd III-IV
R.A.11h 11m 31.8s (2000.0)
Dec.+55° 40' 15" (2000.0)
Apparent Size8.7×2.3'
Radial Velocity865km/s
Magnitude10.7
Distance23 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesUrsa Major N Group
Other IDsUGC6225, MCG9-18-98,
PGC34030
This is wide field image around a planetary nebula of M97 and a galaxy of M108. You can enjoy these objects through low powered telescopes as round and elliptic lights paralleled.
This image has been cropped with an equivalent focal length of 1000mm.

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