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



    
        

            Thomas Morris
M17 Swan Nebula
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M17 Swan Nebula

M17 Swan Nebula, 



    
        

            Thomas Morris
M17 Swan Nebula
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M17 Swan Nebula

Equipment

Acquisition details

Dates:
Aug. 23, 2010
Frames:
12×120(24′)
Integration:
24′
Avg. Moon age:
13.69 days
Avg. Moon phase:
98.69%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 646455

RA center: 18h20m46s.3

DEC center: -16°0932

Pixel scale: 0.799 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.638 degrees

Field radius: 0.239 degrees

Resolution: 1508x1541

File size: 1.3 MB

Description

LRGB image of the Swan nebula, 3x120 seconds exposure in each filter.

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M17 Swan Nebula, 



    
        

            Thomas Morris