Shot this image over two recent clear nights.
Celestron HD EDGE 11" SCT, SBIG STT-8300 CCD, LUMINANCE 24 x 5min exposures, RGB each 15 x 5 min exposures
Processed with DeepSky Stacker and Photoshop
M97 - The Owl Nebula
M97 - The Owl Nebula
Steve L
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
Simply gorgeous! A very difficult visual object from these parts, but this is beautiful!
"The purpose of life is the investigation of the Sun, the Moon, and the heavens." - Anaxagoras
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
That's a beautiful image, Steve, and as Mike says, not an easy one to capture I would think.
Tom
Tom
Tom H
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
"Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence." - Louis Pasteur
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
I love your image of the Owl Nebula. Really well done!
Roger
Roger
Roger M.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
Celestron CPC1100 EDGE, Stellarvue 130T refractor dual mounted on iOptron CEM120 on permanent pier mounted in Observatory. Imaging camera ZWO ASI2600 OSC, guide camera Lodestar or ZWO ASI290MM.
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
Really nice, Steve! As the others mentioned, I have found this a difficult visual object from my yard. Well Done!!!
Galactus, Devourer of Worlds
AKA, George H
8" Meade LX90
66mm AT Guide Scope, cameras, etc.
25X100 Zhumell Binos w/Pete's Pipes
Bolt of Light Technologies Laser
Friends to observe with=Priceless
AKA, George H
8" Meade LX90
66mm AT Guide Scope, cameras, etc.
25X100 Zhumell Binos w/Pete's Pipes
Bolt of Light Technologies Laser
Friends to observe with=Priceless
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
I join the others in stating this is not an easy object. Very nicely done.
Don
Don
"When I was 18, my father was the dumbest man I ever knew.
When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
When I was 21, I could not believe how much he had learned in 3 years." --- Mark Twain
Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
Celestron 8
Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph
Re: M97 - The Owl Nebula
Thank you for the positive reviews. I plan on becoming more active in astro-imaging in the coming months. Always willing to share knowledge or host visitors.
Steve
Steve
Steve L