M17 - The Swan Nebula
Emission nebula in Sagittarius (Also known as the Omega Nebula)
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M17 - The Swan Nebula Emission nebula in Sagittarius (Also known as the Omega Nebula) |
| Optics | Celestron 80ED @ f/7.5, guided with an 8" LX200 Classic @ f/5.9 |
| Mount | LX200 |
| Camera | Starlight Xpress MX7-C |
| Filter | IDAS LPR light pollution filter |
| Exposure | 130 minutes over two nights @ 8 min. subs |
| Processing | Acquired in AstroArt3, Deconvolution, DDP. , final work in Photoshop7 |
| Date | 08.08.05 and 08.09.05 |
| Location | Elk Grove, CA |
| Notes | Seeing and transparency average. Probably could have used more time, but it moves behind the trees too quickly this time of year. |