M17

Swan Nebula

M17

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Object Info

Type

Diffuse Nebula

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

5,000 ly

Capture Details

Date

July 13, 2007

Location

Carlsbad, CA

Exposure

Ha 5x15 (bin 1x1)

Equipment

Optics

Vixen VC200L Corrected Reflector

Focal Length

1280mm @f/6.4

Mount

Astro-Physics 900GTO

Camera

SBIG ST-2000XM

Focuser

Robo-Focus

Filters

CFW10A, Astrodon 6nm Ha

Software

Maxim DL, Photoshop