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, Grego
M17 Omega Nebula
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M17 Omega Nebula

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M17 Omega Nebula, Grego
M17 Omega Nebula
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M17 Omega Nebula

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Narrowband Ha and Olll and a light pollution filter for luminance. M17 was the very first deep sky object I photographed with my DSLR and 450mm lens. It looked like a nose in space, barely able to see what it was. This is a bit of an improvement some 10 months later.

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M17 Omega Nebula, Grego