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Archive scan 29 Aug 2026 · latest night 22 Aug 2026

Planetary nebula Ursa Major Complete

Owl Nebula

M 97

Integration

14.4 h

Light frames

1,650

Nights

8

Sessions

8

3 Mar 2025 to 5 Apr 2026

Owl Nebula (M 97) The finished picture → In the gallery as Owl Nebula

By scope

  • Seestar S50

    Complete
    Integration
    7.2 h
    Light frames
    1,566
    Nights
    5
    When
    3 Mar 2025 to 14 May 2025
    Exposures
    775 × 20 s, 664 × 10 s, 127 × 30 s
    Filters
    LP 1,566
  • Askar FRA400

    Stacked
    Integration
    7.2 h
    Light frames
    84
    Nights
    3
    When
    21 Mar 2026 to 5 Apr 2026
    Exposures
    83 × 300 s, 1 × 1,000 s
    Filters
    not recorded 84

Field of view

Each scope's frame drawn to scale, centred on the target. A mosaic covers twice the width and height.

FRA400 1.59° × 0.89° S50 1.29° × 0.73°

Every night

Night Scope Lights Exposures Hours
3 Mar 2025 S50 258 258 × 10 s 0.72 h
12 Mar 2025 S50 130 130 × 10 s 0.36 h
4 Apr 2025 S50 775 775 × 20 s 4.31 h
8 Apr 2025 S50 127 127 × 30 s 1.06 h
14 May 2025 S50 276 276 × 10 s 0.77 h
21 Mar 2026 FRA400 60 60 × 300 s 5.00 h
28 Mar 2026 FRA400 23 23 × 300 s 1.92 h
5 Apr 2026 FRA400 1 1 × 1,000 s 0.28 h