M17
The Swan Nebula
Photographs by Matthew T. Russell
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Messier Number: M17 NGC Number: NGC 6618 Common Name: The Swan Nebula The Omega Nebula The Lobster Nebula Constellation: Sagittarius Distance from Earth: ~5,000 Light Years Visual Magnitude: 7.0 Size: 11.0 arc minutes |
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Date Taken: 9/11/2004 Location: Black Forest, CO Equipment: 16" RCOS Ritchey-Chretien Bisque Paramount ME SBIG 10XME SBIG CFW-8a SBIG AO-7 Exposure Specs: 110 minutes total Lum: 6x10 min Red: 3x5 min Grn: 3x5 min Blu: 4x5 min Processed with: MaximDL v3 Adobe Photoshop CS |
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