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

Omega Nebula - M 17, Alessandro Carrozzi
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Omega Nebula - M 17

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The Omega Nebula (M 17) is a diffuse nebula 30 light years wide, located at 5500 light years from us in the Sagitarius constellation. SkyWatcher Newton 200/1000 with Atik 4000 LE on SkyWatcher NEQ 6 Pro. Astrodon LRGB I-series and Baader Ha 7nm filters. 16x600s Ha, 7x420s L, 3x420s for each RGB channel

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Omega Nebula - M 17, Alessandro Carrozzi