M17 Omega Nebula

NGC6618 Messier 17 or the Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius about 5,000-6,000 light-years from Earth. Still some more work to do with collimation and spacing between the coma corrector and camera.

Camera	STL-11000M	Scope	AT8 IN
Mount	Paramount ME	Guiding	Self guide, 10 sec, Bin 1x1
Exposure	LRGB 30:30:20:30	Location	Donvale
Date	2010-08-09