Description: - This is a 5.4x3.6 degree wide field of
view off the bottom right corner star of the “Bucket” of
Ursa Major, aka the Big Dipper. I shot this to show the
relative size and brightness of Messier 97 “The Owl Nebula”
and Messier 108, a popular spiral galaxy beside M97. Merak is
the bright blue star in the upper right of the image and is
magnitude +2.3. Camera: ASI2600C One Shot Colour camera, Antlia Quad Band
ALP-Quad-LP-2 Telescope: Williams Optics RedCat51v2 Exposure: 16x10min
Location: Bright City of Calgary AB Exposure Date: 2025-10-14 Processed in PixInsight with RCAstro Tools
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