Helena Observatory,   North Alton, NS

M97, the Owl Nebula, and M108 galaxy

15-May-2026 09:00 ADT 15-May-2026 12:00 UTC

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.


M97, the Owl Nebula, and M108 galaxy, 14-Feb-2012

Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4
Mount: HEQ5
Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD
Imaging Camera: Canon 350D (modified)
ISO: 1600
Frames: 12 @ 5m0s
Total Exposure: 60m0s
Processing: DSS, GIMP
Distance: 2600 ly (M97), 46Mly (M108)