The “Owl” is a planetary nebula only 2000 ly away. It has a bipolar structure to it, which creates the cavities that represent the Owl’s “eyes”.

12 1/2″ Ritchey-Chretien Telescope with an ST10XE/CFW8. F/6 LRGB (30/7min BW, 7/5minRGB binned 2×2. Scaled on MaximDL at R 1.0, G 1.0, B 1.6)