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The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012), David Stephens
The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012)
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The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012)

The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012), David Stephens
The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012)
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The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012)

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While the Lagoon Nebula was nearing the horizon I switched to the Omega Nebula to grab some final late night images. At the end of the night I was not expecting to capture these nebulae in such detail.

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The Omega Nebula (M17, Starfest 2012), David Stephens