Ursa Major, a nice trio - Comet 2019. Y4, M108, M97

[Mike JW]

Very transparent skies last night. I wanted to find the comet and noting it was near to M97 and M108, I took a peak at these well known objects.

Currently this comet is in the region of mag 14 and has been getting brighter.

M97 - needs no comment except to note I picked up the nearby PGC galaxy, lurking near a star.

M108 - enjoyed picking up the detail. It does not have the typical prominent central bulge of a barred spiral. It certainly is a very dusty galaxy.

 A tricky time doing these shots in windy conditions. Had to start again several times and drop the last stack often. I also kept the time to just 2 sec to help beat the gusts. If I heard a gust coming I would stop the stack and wait until it had gone through and then re-start the stack.

Mike