Two amazing deep sky objects in one image taken in the Constellation of Ursa Major.
TOP LEFT - M108 (NGC3556) is a barred spiral galaxy discovered in 1781. It is 46 million light years away and has a mass 125 billion times that of the Sun with a diameter of 100,000 light years. Its often called the Surfboard Galaxy as from Earth its seen edge on.
BOTTOM RIGHT - M97 (NGC3587) is a Planetary Nebula about 8000 years old and also discovered in 1781. Often called the Owl Nebula its about 2600 light years away and if you look closely two owl eyes can be seen, The centre star in this nebula is a white dwarf star.
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