M97 and M108

Mar 19th, 2020

2 h 28 m

Finally, I managed to test my CCD filters, at least partially. The planetary nebula M97 (the Owl Nebula), its neighbor in the sky, galaxy M108, and another galaxy, NGC 3594, which is barely distinguishable from stars. Shooting location: street-balcony-window observatory. Fully open aperture. Scale: 70% of the original. Pixel scale: 5.35 arcsec/pixel.

Jan 24th, 2020

1 h 0 m

Image from January 17, 2020. You could call it an equipment test. I was curious to see what would come out with small objects. If the sky allows, I'll accumulate a few more hours of exposure. Scale is 70%. Pixel scale is 5.25 arcsec/pixel. Field of view is about 3x2 degrees.