8.1.20

m97 and m108

With some judicious plate solving and framing -thanks EKOS- these two just fitted in the frame at 1200mm. At 2600 and 46000000 light years distance it's a line of sight which brings them together as seen from earth.
planetary nebula m97 owl top with galaxy m108 in ursa major
700d on nt150l    55x5min @ ISO800
... and the stretch and hope for the best version from Siril and the GIMP with star-repair in StarTools...




Editing...
Here's the StarTools develop:


And the Siril/GIMP levels and curves stretch: