Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  M 17  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Omega nebula  ·  Sh2-45
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 M17 - The Omega Nebula, Kurt Zeppetello
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The Omega Nebula (M17) is vast star forming region similar to the nearby Eagle Nebula (M16), imaged a few weeks ago, and the Orion Nebula (M42), imaged in January. It is named omega because parts of it resembles the Greek letter omega when looking at it through a telescope. Good eyes can spot this in a dark location on a very clear night. It is about 5,000 light-years distance compared to 1,300 light-years for Orion. Number 32 for the Messier Objects with an ED80.

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