... Credit Copyright: Lorand Fenyes Explanation: The Big Dipper is an easy to recognize, well-known asterism in northern skies, though many see the Plough or Wagon. ... To the right, M108, a distant edge-on spiral galaxy is seen close to our galaxy's own owl-faced planetary nebula M97. Taken on January 16 , the wider-field view seems to include an extra star along the Dipper's handle, though. ... Publications with keywords: comet - M 101 - M 51 - M 97 . ... Close Comet and the Milky Way . ...