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M17- The Swan, AstroDarkSky
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M17- The Swan

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M17- The Swan

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I first saw this target as part of larger field of view supporting M16, but when examining M17 closer by itself, it looked worthy enough to devote some clear sky time on its own. Beautiful structures and it took 2 nights to really pull out the faint dust clouds that form the 'neck' and 'head'. The blue Oiii in the core is quite bright and was easy to highlight its position in the target without a lot of extensive stretching.

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M17- The Swan, AstroDarkSky