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Owl Nebula
Owl Nebula
Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble

Owl Nebula - planetary nebula

Owl Nebula , is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Ursa Major .

Owl Nebula is magnitude 10 and is 3.35' in size. For reference, the full moon is 30' (arc minutes) or 0.5° in size.

      1. Name:
      2. Owl Nebula
      1. Type:
      2. planetary nebula
      1. Magnitude:
      2. 10
      1. Size:
      2. 3.35'
      1. NGC:
      2. NGC 3587
      1. Messier #:
      2. M97

    * One can see up to magnitude 7-8 objects with perfect eyes under ideal dark sky conditions.