More M97

Image of the “Owl Nebula” M97 (NGC 3587), by George Jacoby of the

KPNO.

The morphology pattern is less obvious than for other planetary nebulae.

From the

recent additions

to George Jacoby’s

Planetary Nebula

gallery

The Owl Nebula, Messier 97. This image was obtained using a narrow-band

filter around H-alpha during twilight, so it is perhaps not up to the

usual standards of this site. The central star is visible, along with

the two darker regions that gave the Owl its name. This structure likely

tells us that this nebula has the barrel- or hourglass-like symmetry

that has been revealed in many planetary nebulae.

Data by W. Keel from the Lowell Observatory 1.1-meter telescope.

From Bill Keel’s

image collection

at the University of Alabama.

Hartmut Frommert

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Christine Kronberg

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Last Modification: 20 Jun 1999 11:00 MET