M17
M17
Object | |
| Description: | Swan Nebula |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 5,000 ly |
Image | |
| 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 |