Object name
M97 the Owl nebula and M108 the surf board galaxy

Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance : 2000 and 45 million light years

Imaged by Jean-Yves Beninger from Alqueva Dark Sky, Portugal
On 23 March and 12 April 2026

Equipment:
Astro-Physics Mach1
Astro-Physics AP130 Starfire EDF with 2.7" field flattener 67PF562, 873mm
Camera Zwo ASI 2600MM pixel size 3.76µ
Filters H, O, R, G, B

Description:

Located close together in the sky, M97 and M108 are here captured in the same frame from Alqueva Dark Skies, Portugal in March and April 2026, pairing a small-scale stellar remnant with the vast structure of a galaxy.