Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Checkmark Nebula  ·  IC 4706  ·  IC 4707  ·  Lobster Nebula  ·  M 17  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Swan Nebula  ·  omega Nebula
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M17 Omega Nebula, Phillip Esce
M17 Omega Nebula
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M17 Omega Nebula

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M17 Omega Nebula, Phillip Esce
M17 Omega Nebula
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M17 Omega Nebula

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M17 has many names, located in the constellationSagittarius.  It is fairly bright even though we see it on edge.  I took this over 3 nights.  It is a SHO image with RGB stars.
I used multiple color masks in pixinsight to get the colors right.

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M17 Omega Nebula, Phillip Esce