M17 Omega Nebula NGC 6618

NGC 6618 Messier 17 or the Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius about 5,000-6,000 light-years from Earth.

Image Details
Camera STL-11000M
Scope GSO 8 RC
Mount Paramount ME
Guiding Self guide, 30 sec, Bin 1x1
Exposure HaLRGB 80:10:10:10:10
Location Donvale
Date 2010-06-02
Coordinates RA: 18h 21m 23s
DEC: -16° 10' 08"
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M17 Omega Nebula NGC 6618

Annotations generated from the plate solve · OpenNGC · Sharpless · RCW · LBN · HYG