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M17, the Swan Nebula (nasrrowband)
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Also known as Omega. Checkmark, Lobster and Horseshoe Nebula. 5,000 to 6,000 light-years away and 15 light-years across. Prolific star-forming region.
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File information |
Filename: | M17-SHO-20250626-FLT132-ASI1600-v2.JPG |
Album name: | 27telp / Nebulae |
Location and Date: | Sybaris Observatory, OCA site near Anza, California, 6/26/2025 |
Equipment: | William Optics FLT-132 refractor, ZWO ASI1600MM camera, Astro-Physics 1200GTO mount, Borg 50mm guidescope, Starlight Xpress Ultrastar guide camera, ZWO EAF focuster |
Settings: | 12 5-minute exposures in each of Sulfur-II, Hydrogen-alpha and Oxygen-III filters, bin 1x1 |
Notes: | Software: Capture, Sequence Generator Pro; guiding - PHD2; processing - PixInsight 1.9.3, Adobe Lightroom |
Filesize: | 2222 KiB |
Date added: | Jul 10, 2025 |
Dimensions: | 2235 x 1690 pixels |
Displayed: | 235 times |
Color Space: | sRGB |
EXIF Offset: | 382 |
EXIF Version: | version 2.31 |
Image Description: | Also known by many other names, e.g Omega Nebula. 5,000 to 6,000 light-years away and 15 light-years across. Prolific star-forming region. |
Resolution Unit: | Inch |
Software: | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.4 (Windows) |
X Resolution: | 240 dots per ResolutionUnit |
Y Resolution: | 240 dots per ResolutionUnit |
IPTC Title: | M17, the Swan Nebula (nasrrowband) |
IPTC Copyright: | J. L. Floyd © 2025 |
URL: | http://www.slithergadee.net/coppergallery/displayimage.php?pid=2089 |
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