The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. [2] Estimated to be about 8,000 years old, [6] it is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure.

2015年8月25日 · Messier 97 (M97), also known as the Owl Nebula, is a famous planetary nebula located in Ursa Major constellation. The nebula lies at a distance of 2,030 light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 9.9. It has the designation NGC …

The M97 nebula, also known as the "Owl Nebula," owes its name to the first drawing made of it in 1848 by Lord Rosse using his 183 cm telescope (the largest of its time, nicknamed the "Leviathan"). ht...

Also cataloged as M97, the 97th object in Messier's well-known list, its round shape along with the placement of two large, dark "eyes" do suggest the face of a staring owl. One of the fainter objects in Messier's catalog, the Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula, the glowing gaseous envelope shed by a dying sun-like star as it runs out of nuclear ...

Messier 97 (M97), also known as the Owl Nebula or NGC 3587, is a famous planetary nebula located in the constellation Ursa Major at a distance of approximately 2030 light-years from Earth. It is estimated to be about 8000 years old and was formed by the outflow of material from the stellar wind of the central star which went from being a giant ...

6 天之前 · The Owl Nebula, Messier 97 (M97), is a famous planetary nebula located at an approximate distance of 2,030 light-years in the northern constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). With an apparent magnitude of 9.9 and an apparent size of 3.4 by 3.3, it is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky.

2024年3月17日 · Messier 97 follows the bear up the sky, giving backyard astronomers a good view of this planetary nebula, also known as the Owl Nebula. When viewed through a larger telescope, it resembles the piercing eyes of an owl.

The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a starburst ("planetary") nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the northern constellation Ursa Major. The estimated age of the O...

Mike Lancaster captured this image of the Owl Nebula on the 5th February 2024. It comprises 100 x 30 second exposures taken using an Altair Hypercam 26C at 300 gain (plus darks, flats and flat darks), through an Orion Optics UK AG12 Astrograph mounted on an EQ8 mount.

Messier 97 or M97 (also designated NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Ursa Major. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 9.9 and its angular diameter is 3.4x3.3 arc-minutes. M97 lies at an estimated distance of 2600 light years.