Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 17  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Omega nebula
M17 Swan or Omega Nebula, rat156
M17 Swan or Omega Nebula
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M17 Swan or Omega Nebula

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The swan or Omega nebula captured over the nights of 3 and 4 August 2014. The image is again a narrowband false colour image with Sulphur mapped to red, Hydrogen to green and Oxygen to blue. The Sulphur images were taken through thin cloud and will need to be retaken as is has affected the stars.

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M17 Swan or Omega Nebula, rat156