Imaging telescopes or lenses: Televue TV-76
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 1600MM Cooled Pro
Mounts: Celestron Advanced VX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Celestron 50mm Guide Scope · ZWO 60mm Guidescope
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI 290mm Mini
Focal reducers: Televue 0.8x focal reducer / field flattener
Software: PixInsight 1.8 Pisinsight 1.8 · Sequence Generator Pro
Filters: ZWO OIII -7nm 36mm · ZWO H-alpha 36mm
Accessory: ZWO 7x 36mm Filter Wheel (EFW) · Intel NUC · Arduino ASCOM Focuser Pro2 · QHYCCD Polemaster
Dates:July 13, 2020 , July 14, 2020 , July 15, 2020 , July 16, 2020
Frames:
ZWO OIII -7nm 36mm: 37x600" bin 1x1
ZWO H-alpha 36mm: 41x600" bin 1x1
Integration: 13.0 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~20
Bias: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 23.96 days
Avg. Moon phase: 31.60%
Astrometry.net job: 3675568
RA center: 18h 21' 12"
DEC center: -16° 6' 28"
Pixel scale: 2.058 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 220.698 degrees
Field radius: 1.645 degrees
Resolution: 4608x3448
Data source: Backyard
The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 or NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way. (Wikipedia).
Just had three clear nights before clouds return, so i tried to capture a bright nebula to continue my hunting of Messier Catalog Objets. The image is made of data captured using HAlpha and OIII filters, totalizing 13 hours of integration time.
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