Wikipedia states that M 108 (also known as NGC 3556, nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy about 35 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation Ursa Major. From the Earth, this galaxy is seen almost edge-on. In the same field we can also observe the Owl Nebula (also M97), a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away. In the field we can also find many other small (= extremely distant, up to 2.5  billion light-years) galaxies.

 26.4. 2025

Optics:       NoName Newton 192/800
                   + GPU c.c.
Camera:    Atik One 6
Filters:        LRGB Baader
Mount:      SW AZEQ-6
Guider:       Lacerta MGEN, 50mm hledáček
Exposure:  23x5 min. (L)
                      8x4 min. (R, G, B each), bin 2x2
Software: PixInsight, Photoshop

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