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M17, the Swan Nebula (nasrrowband)
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.

M17, the Swan Nebula (nasrrowband)

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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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
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