M17
M17
Object | |
| Description: | Swan Nebula |
| Type: | Diffuse Nebula |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 5,000 ly |
Image | |
| Date: | October 6, 2005 |
| Location: | Carlsbad, CA |
| Exposure: | Ha 6x15 (bin 1x1) |
Equipment | |
| Optics: | Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor |
| Focal Length: | 530mm @f/5 |
| Mount: | Celestron CGE |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-2000XM |
| Focuser: | Robo-Focus |
| Filters: | CFW8A, Astrodon 6nm Ha |
| Software: | CCDSoft 5, Photoshop cs |