Owl Nebula

The Owl Nebula, located in the constellation Ursa Major approximately 2,000 light-years from Earth, is a planetary nebula formed from the outer layers of a dying Sun-like star. Its distinctive “owl-eyed” appearance emerges from complex shells of glowing gas illuminated by the hot remnant stellar core.

This image represents both the beauty and the challenge of modern backyard astrophotography, where even under intrusive artificial light, faint deep-sky objects can still be revealed through patience, precision tracking, and long exposure imaging.

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ-6R Pro Computerized Equatorial Mount S303000
Guide camera OAG & ZWO ASI220 Mini USB 2.0 Mono Guide Camera
Celestron .7x Focal Reducer for 8" EdgeHD Telescopes
Telescope: EdgeHD8
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Color Camera (2025)
USB
ASIAir Plus

Images were stacked in DSS, processed in PI and PS