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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Messier 17, narrow band, JNieto
Messier 17, narrow band
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Messier 17, narrow band

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Messier 17, narrow band, JNieto
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Messier 17, narrow band

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Messier 17, also known as the Swan nebula or the Omega nebula, is a bright emission nebula at about 5500 light years from here, in Sagittarius. Taken with narrow band filters to overcome the light pollution in my area.

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Messier 17, narrow band, JNieto