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M17 - The Swan Nebula
In the constellation Sagittarius.  Also known as the Omega or Horseshoe Nebula.  A prolific star-forming region, lying 5000-6000 years from Earth.

M17 - The Swan Nebula

In the constellation Sagittarius. Also known as the Omega or Horseshoe Nebula. A prolific star-forming region, lying 5000-6000 years from Earth.




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Filename:M17-20160625.jpg
Album name:27telp / Nebulae
Location and Date:OCA site near Anza, CA, USA - 6/25/2017
Equipment:William Optics FLT-132 scope, QSI 583wsg CCD camera, Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount, QHY 5L-II guide camera
Settings:Luminance - 13 exposures @ 10 minutes each, bin 1x1; Red, Green and Blue - 13 @ 5 minutes each, bin2x2
Notes:Captured using MaxIm DL v5, processed using CCDStack2 and Photoshop CS4
Filesize:524 KiB
Date added:Jun 22, 2019
Dimensions:2048 x 1492 pixels
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