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Omega Nebula (M17), Don Alm
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Omega Nebula (M17)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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Omega Nebula (M17), Don Alm
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Omega Nebula (M17)

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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I captured this close-up image of the Omega Nebula (M17) during an EAA session on my Celestron NexStar 6SE with my Celestron 0.63x focal reducer on the alt-azimuth mount.

Total Integration Time: 5 minutes
# of Exposures: 60
Exposure Length: 5s
Bin 1
Gain: 134
Focal Length: 1028mm

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Omega Nebula (M17), Don Alm