The "Owl" Nebula (M 97, NGC 3587) is a small nebula near the bottom of the "Big Dipper's cup". It is a starburst ("planetary") nebula approximately 2,030 light years away. Although the Owl Nebula can not be seen with the naked eye, a faint image of it can be observed under remarkably good conditions with a small telescope or 20×80 binoculars. To make out the nebula's more distinctive owl like eye features, a telescope with an aperture 10" or better is required.
But with long photographic exposure (in this case 15 images of 4 minutes each, then stacked for a total of one hour of exposure and then post-processed) I was able to capture it for your enjoyment! I have posted two images of it because its true color is difficult to determine (just google it and you will see that some make it blueish and others more green).
Which do you like?
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