M17: The Omega Nebula
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M17 goes by several different names: Checkmark, Horseshoe, Lobster, Omega and Swan. It is a massive star-forming region that is bright and richly structured. It has a complex structure that is unique due to the almost straight-edged regions of darks and transitions from billowing clouds of molecular gas to long, twisting tendrils.
Image details
| Telescope: | Celestron EdgeHD 9.25 | |
| Length: | 1465mm | |
| Aperture: | 235mm | |
| F-stop: | f/6.55 | |
| Sessions: | 1 | |
| Captured: | 2022-07-08 to 2022-07-08 | |
| Lights: | 28 | |
| Exposure: | 120 | |
| Total exposure: | 56 m | |
| Ra: | 18h 21m 5.9s | |
| Dec: | -16° 11' 26.933 | |
| Size: | 34.294 x 26.26 arcmin | |
| Radius: | 0.36 deg | |
| Scale: | 0.284 arcsec/pixel |
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