Messier Catalog » M97 — NGC 3587 Owl Nebula

Planetary Nebula in Ursa Major

In the left corner, coming from the constellation Ursa Major, weighing in at 125 billion times the mass of the sun, designation M108 the Surfboard Galaxy! To the right, lightweight division M97, weighing in at 1/10th the mass of our sun, still blasting interstellar winds at the age of 8,000, the Owl Nebula! Together, I call them... Arkanoid.
Arkanoid

In the left corner, coming from the constellation Ursa Major, weighing in at 125 billion times the mass of the sun, designation M108 the Surfboard Galaxy! To the right, lightweight division M97, weighing in at 1/10th the mass of our sun, still blasting interstellar winds at the age of 8,000, the Owl Nebula! Together, I call them... Arkanoid.

Who who is the Owl Nebula? A bright starburst nebula believed to be about 8,000 years old.
M97: The Owl Nebula

Who who is the Owl Nebula? A bright starburst nebula believed to be about 8,000 years old.

 
RA

11h 14.8m

Dec

55°1

Magnitude

9.9 ⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚪⚫

Size

3.4x3.3

Distance

2,600 light years

Season

🌼 Spring

Difficulty

❌ Very Hard

 
M98: NGC 4192 »