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M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII), Rob Kottink
M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII)
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M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII)

M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII), Rob Kottink
M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII)
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M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII)

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Despite the predicted smog, the relatively high ambient temperature and the "grey" nights, i managed to photograph M 17 between 01:00h and 03:00h.

I used false colors, HA=green and OIII=blue

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M17 Omega nebula or Swan nebula in HOO False color (HA and OIII), Rob Kottink