Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Contains:  Checkmark Nebula  ·  Lobster Nebula  ·  M 17  ·  NGC 6618  ·  Swan Nebula  ·  omega Nebula
The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17, Wade Prunty
The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17
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The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17

The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17, Wade Prunty
The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17
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The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17

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Description

Target: The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17

Imaging Date: July 16-18, 2020

Location: DFW, TX

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Acquisition Equipment Used:

Celestron EdgeHD 925 OTA

Software Bisque Paramount MX+ Mount

Celestron 0.7x Reducer

ZWO ASI1600MM Pro

Chroma 3nm Narrowband Filters

Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Guide Camera

ZWO Off-Axis Guider

TheSkyX Pro

Kstars/Ekos: Fully Automated macOS Acquisition Application

Images Taken:

SII: 12 x 300 Second

Ha: 18 x 300 Second

OIII: 18 x 300 Second

Dark: 18 x 300 Second

Flat: 300

Bias: 100

Processing Software Used:

PixInsight for Staking all Frames and Stretching Master Image

Topaz Labs AI Suite for Post Processing

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The Heart of the Swan, Messier 17, Wade Prunty