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M17, also known as NGC 6618 or the Omega or Swan Nebula, is an HII nebula in Sagittarius. It has an apparent size of 11 arc minutes for the central area and is located at a distance of about 5,000 - 6,000 light years. Date: July 3,5,6, 2010 Location: Blue Mountain Vista Observatory, New Ringgold PA Optics: Starizona Hyperion telescope, 12.5 inch/2529 mm focal length Mount: Paramount ME Camera: STL 11000 Guiding: self guided Exposure: L 28x10min, RGV 12x7 min each binned 2x2 - Total 8.4 hrs Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop. |
Blue Mountain Vista Observatory New RInggold PA |
M17 The Swan Nebula |