M17 — HOO Are You

by Bob Meincke

Objects in field: Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, omega Nebula, Swan Nebula, M 17, NGC 6618, IC 4706, IC 4707, LDN 359, LBN 60, Sh2-45, FO Ser, MQ J182027.28-160701.1, MQ J182029.82-161045.4, MQ J182030.38-161034.2, MQ J182153.52-160615.5, TYC6265-1020-1, TYC6265-1026-1, TYC6265-107-1, TYC6265-1071-1, TYC6265-1111-1, TYC6265-1148-1, TYC6265-1157-1, TYC6265-1160-1, TYC6265-1203-1, TYC6265-1248-1, TYC6265-1279-1, TYC6265-1302-1, TYC6265-1315-1, TYC6265-1326-1, TYC6265-1366-1, TYC6265-1385-1, TYC6265-1390-1, TYC6265-1412-1, TYC6265-1440-1, TYC6265-1492-1, TYC6265-1501-1, TYC6265-1584-1, TYC6265-1629-1, TYC6265-1660-1, TYC6265-1672-1, TYC6265-1696-1, TYC6265-1699-1, TYC6265-1729-1, TYC6265-1794-1, TYC6265-1808-1, TYC6265-1819-1, TYC6265-1837-1, TYC6265-1877-1, TYC6265-1880-1, TYC6265-1886-1, TYC6265-1927-1, TYC6265-1977-1, TYC6265-2079-1, TYC6265-2099-1, TYC6265-2128-1, TYC6265-2166-1, TYC6265-2182-1, TYC6265-2211-1, TYC6265-2247-1, TYC6265-2275-1, TYC6265-2379-1, TYC6265-2402-1, TYC6265-2428-1, TYC6265-2446-1, TYC6265-2457-1, TYC6265-2492-1, TYC6265-2561-1, TYC6265-2579-1, TYC6265-2630-1, TYC6265-2680-1, TYC6265-297-1, TYC6265-331-1, TYC6265-357-1, TYC6265-373-1, TYC6265-381-1, TYC6265-615-1, TYC6265-641-1, TYC6265-651-1, TYC6265-721-1, TYC6265-725-1, TYC6265-796-1, TYC6265-799-1, TYC6265-80-1, TYC6265-818-1, TYC6265-839-1, TYC6265-847-1, TYC6265-875-1, TYC6265-924-1, TYC6265-929-1, TYC6265-945-1, TYC6265-953-1, TYC6265-959-1, V1973 Sgr, V1976 Sgr, V1977 Sgr, V3931 Sgr, V4029 Sgr, V4030 Sgr, V6608 Sgr

Equipment: TS-Optics 120 mm f/7.5 FPL53, ZWO ASI294MM Pro

Integration: 15h 55m

Downloaded this data from Astrophotomarket.com for improving my Pixinsight processing. Messier 17 (Omega Nebula) is one of the brightest and most massive star-forming regions in our galaxy, located about 5,500 light-years away in Sagittarius. It spans roughly 15 light-years in diameter and glows with ionized hydrogen gas sculpted by stellar winds and radiation. This is a target that when in…